What criteria is used to be awarded extra time in SATs?

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Dd in y6 has a statement of SEN although pretty bright. She has ASD and has processing difficulties which in her case means that she processes language both spoken and written like a foreign language. So she hears (or reads), translates, formulates a response, translates and then responds so in speaking there is a slight lag (school and home are just used to it and it's not problematic) and of course it makes her slower when putting anything on paper because of the processing she needs to do first.
Dd will get level 5s without extra time, I'd like her to have the extra time so that she doesn't feel pressured because she finds it stressful having to keep up to speed and she can't do her best then either.
Her reading levels don't indicate that she should have a reader or extra time obviously because given time she is as able as anyone else so is there scope for securing extra time because of processing difficulties?

I teach year 6 and yes in your daughters case I would certainly apply for the extra time. They get up to 25% extra time maximum so depending on the test this could be up to 15 minutes.

My daughter is in Year 5. She has Auditory Neuropathy and wears bi-lateral hearing aids. I had her Annual Review for her Statement recently and they confirmed that she is entitled to 25% extra time in any formal tests, including SATS. Auditory Neuropathy is a processing disorder so it does take her longer to absorb information before formulating an answer. Her hearing impairment means that she is quite reliant on lip-reading so she is also allowed a 'live speaker' (rather than listening to a tape) during oral tests as well as visual cues.

I would check with your school SENCO and if they're unsure then they should follow it up via the County team who are ultimately responsible for her Statement. It sounds like your DD has a strong case for extra time as she has difficulties processing information. She should be enabled to achieve the best of her abilities even if she is likely to get Level 5's without extra time. It's important to get this clarified now - well in advance of more complex exams in the future. The fact that she has a Statement should stand you in good stead.

Standards and Testing Agency DfE

General article
Updated: 27 November 2013

-Can the child respond appropriately to a simple request or instruction given in English, with or without prompts or aids.
-Can the child respond appropriately to a simple request or instruction in English, without prompts or an aid or having to lip read.
-Can the child persist at a task for at least 15 minutes with no difficulty and no prompts.
-Can the child achieve at least level 3 on practice mathematics national curriculum tests, with or without help with reading questions.
-When writing independently, can the child spell at least 75 per cent of words correctly and achieve at least level 3 on practice spelling national curriculum tests, either dictated or signed.
-Can the child read text with age-appropriate content aloud and fluently with no or very few errors.

If scores are needed to answer the questions, you will not need to include results within the form but the scores must be made available if they are requested during a monitoring visit.

Once the form has been completed, you will be given advice on the most appropriate access arrangement for the child. This may be the use of additional time but we may advise further arrangements, for example a scribe or reader.

HTH

Sorry, forgot to mention it is a tick questionnaire (yes or no) which has to be filled in for the Dc.

www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/assessment/keystage2/ks2tests/a00227500/additional-time

Well looking at those questions it seems she won't be eligible as they don't cover her difficulties because she can do all those. The ones covering responding in English make no mention of the lag that will happen and which obviously costs time.

Speaking from experience, if your dd is already working at a level 5 both in teacher assessment and tests then there is no chance at all that she would be awarded extra time.