SATS

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Hello,

How can I make the week more pleasant for my dd? Should I encourage any revision or just focusing on relaxing?
I know they don't matter but the school puts on a fair bit of pressure.

My child is on the cusp of getting age expected
So I'm unsure if she'll end up getting that or below at the minute
But I don't think she's very stressed about the SATS to be honest anyway

@RK800 perhaps she is just a late bloomer? The fact she likes reading is a huge plus.

@footpath not the point of the thread but most of London doesn't have the 11+ so it can't be that competitive.

@Needmorelego sorry I don't understand your post? Why would the fact that there are very few grammars in London make them easier to get into?

@footpath sorry I meant that you were referring to extra pressure/tuition for London children because of the 11+.
Most of London doesn't have the 11+ so there isn't that pressure for most London kids.
It's not really relevant to your thread I know.
As for the SATS.....I wish they would stop doing them. Waste of time.
Good luck to your girl. She'll be fine.

I would argue the London grammars/those with selection criteria are some of the hardest to get into 😆

Yes - but more most London children it's not relevant because they don't do the 11+ and just go to schools in/near their borough.

@Needmorelego I'm in a part of SW London where lots try for the grammars in neighbouring boroughs & also private. Appreciate it's a bit of a bubble.

@footpath yes, I hope so!

I don't think it's unusual for London dc to travel either for secondary. I did an hour door to door myself and siblings did similar - we were at different schools, single sex, faith & grammar.

But i'm derailing

@footpath oh yes - SW London is a bit more intense.
Anyway. As I said your daughter will be fine.
She doesn't need to revise. Just go to school and do them.They'll be over in a blink and that's that.

thank you

"be over" i meant to say. I can't edit for some reason.
🙂

@RK800 if it helps I sailed through primary, was way ahead. It all levelled out by secondary and I actually struggled with my A-Levels as I had no idea how to actually work/revise!
My sibling who struggled the most with school & used to have my mum tearing her hair out as everything was such hard work surpassed the rest of us & got the only "first" in the family.

I feel a lot more positive now so thanks for all the helpful advice, roll on next Friday 😆

We’re in a low achieving area. The teacher has been putting a lot of pressure on the whole class. It’s such a shame there’s so much focus on them.

Schools do it differently. Some will tell each child individually on the same day as the results come through (8th July) others will add it to the end of school report. My child came out with her result written on a slip of paper on the same day.

(Just butting in to say no good comes of children sharing scores with others. Someone will end up upset.)

Ok

Not sure why you felt the need to but in to just say that
Don't think anyone's even mentioned that!

Because people are asking about how results come out, and waiting until after the children have shared results and some have come home upset because they were told their score wasn't very good is too late. So the more parents think about this up front and when results time come around proactively say to their children not to ask or share scores, the better.

@purpleme12 unfortunately some parents do like to over share.
Several children in my daughter's class would constantly go on about "passing/failing SATs". Children don't pass or fail - they get a score. Unless a child literally didn't write a word on the paper they can't "fail".
They could have only got this concept from their parents.
These are the children that 5 years later claim they "failed" their GCSEs because they "only" got 5 or 6s.
Sharing results can end up badly unfortunately.

In my experience, it's not a great idea to apply a load of pressure now (as they start on Monday) but in general a small burden of expectation is a good thing.

Plenty of parents insist on not even mentioning the word "SATs", considering blocking their children taking part and burying their heads in the sand...which often leads to their children becoming even more stressed and anxious. Then they get to GCSEs and need stress management.

Equally, a number push their kids beyond what's reasonable.

The best thing you can do now is ask your daughter if there's any topics she's completely baffled by or if she wants to go over anything over the weekend. Make sure she knows which tests are on which day etc.

SATs aren't worth getting one's knickers in a twist.

Reassure her she’s already done the bulk of the prep. We actually allowed our son to continue ‘revising’ the week of SATs as actually I think it reassured him that he was doing his best. However it was literally a ten minute CGP book each time. He did fantastically well even within an extremely competitive cohort.

You know your child and whether switching off completely or continuing to have a structured week will work for her. We also planned some fab treats the weekend afterwards so he knew the good stuff was coming.

I hope she has a good week x

By the way, for those wondering how to help their DS/DD this weekend, this SATs papers website is absolutely fantastic (and free).

DDs school has just sent out similar comms

my dd is pretty relaxed about it all