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Join our Primary Education forum to discuss starting school and helping your child get the most out of it.

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How long your children revise each day?

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Turefu · 12/04/2019 21:44

My son is in Year Two and just had his mock SATs. He met expected standards, but I hoped he’ll exceed maths. How long your children spend on revising each week? My son does his homework, but other then that we only play educational games with him, say how much is this added this.

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bellinisurge · 13/04/2019 09:18

As long as your child learns the importance of down time before bedtime, that's all the revision you need in Primary

Parker231 · 13/04/2019 09:25

@Turefu - please let your DC leave school work at school. There is no need for such a young child to be revising. If he can’t do the work to a certain level without additional study, then that is the schools problem.

Turefu · 13/04/2019 10:03

It’s good to know . I was worried I should do more. This letter from school made me thinking , perhaps there’s need for more revising.

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Feenie · 13/04/2019 10:16

norest they are a measure of the now the school is performing, that’s why they are done.

They're not. Mrz is right. The results of the Y2 tests are now t reported and are not a measure of how the school is performing.

Feenie · 13/04/2019 10:16

not

PerspicaciaTick · 13/04/2019 10:20

Even more reason to ignore SATs if they don't benefit the child OR the school.

Parker231 · 13/04/2019 10:24

@Turefu - why do you think there is a need for your DC to do more revising. If he is struggling at school, discuss it with the teacher rather than add to his workload and stress.

AssassinatedBeauty · 13/04/2019 10:27

@Parker231 because the OP has had instructions from the school to do at least 20 mins revision every night until May.

bookmum08 · 13/04/2019 10:37

The school should not say 'revise'. Especially not for Year 2.

Read
Do puzzle books and games

All fine to suggest.
Revise. No.
I wish SATS would bugger off and die.

Pharlapwasthebest · 13/04/2019 10:40

They are still used as a measure, by the school itself.

SileneOliveira · 13/04/2019 10:41

Primary school children shouldn't be revising.

Extra help going over stuff they're not confident with - definitely. Reading for pleasure, ditto.

But not formal studying.

user789653241 · 13/04/2019 10:45

I just cannot believe that school do mock sats for yr2 sats. That's insane.
You can use sats results to check out your dc's gaps and weaknesses, but doing extra work, no way, especially for yr2 sats. There's only one test, not like it used to be, when there were higher levelled ones. It only tells you if your child has mastered the basics expected of the age. If the school hasn't taught the children during school time, and needing out of school work for yr2 children, then the school isn't doing a good job.(Obviously excluding any LD/SEN or other issues.)

Monkeyssplit · 13/04/2019 10:46

No time. They are in primary school. Unless you count reading their own books which they do for fun but must be beneficial.

Feenie · 13/04/2019 10:49

They are still used as a measure, by the school itself.

No, they're not. The teacher assessment itself is reported, and that depends on a set of objectives being met consistently in books over the year, not on the results of the tests which have become increasingly meaningless and are disappearing soon anyway.

Norestformrz · 13/04/2019 11:52

"@norest they are a measure of the now the school is performing, that’s why they are done" no they aren't. They haven't been reported for a decade now.

Norestformrz · 13/04/2019 11:57

"They are still used as a measure, by the school itself" no they aren't. They are simply one piece of evidence for teacher assessment. They carry no more weight than any other piece of work the child produces over KS1.

Aragog · 13/04/2019 12:01

I thought you were going to be talking about for GCSEs or A Levels! Not Year 2 SATs.

For dd: At primary - nothing, only set homework she was given.

I teach in an infant school. We don't ask children to revise. We haven't even mentioned SATs to them!

Wolfiefan · 13/04/2019 12:03

None. None at all.
My DS is in Y11 and is expected by the school to do 50 hours revision over the Easter holidays. Your child will have plenty of exams to revise for in the future. Not now.

ineedaholidaynow · 13/04/2019 12:03

Am I right in thinking Y2 SATs are going to become optional in a few years?

Can't believe a school is telling parents to revise for them. The only thing I would continue to do with a child in Y2 in the holidays is reading, but that should be a given anyway, whether it is the child reading to you for a few minutes or whether it is you reading to them.

Feenie · 13/04/2019 12:09

Not optional - scrapped altogether and replaced by baseline Reception tests

ineedaholidaynow · 13/04/2019 12:11

I assume DC won't be revising for them Feenie

ruddynorah · 13/04/2019 12:12

None. And I would complain to the head at the content of your letter.

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Feenie · 13/04/2019 12:13

I predict several MN threads about exactly that!

Hermagsjesty · 13/04/2019 12:15

DD is 7 and also in Year 2. If her school asked me to revise with her, I’d be having a word with the teacher. It’s completely inappropriate at that age. The SATs are about measuring the school - not the kids.

Norestformrz · 13/04/2019 12:20

"The SATs are about measuring the school - not the kids." No they're not. KS1 SATs aren't reported to anyone ...so they don't measure the school. They are used as one piece of evidence towards teacher assessment of the child.

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