KS1 - past papers - where/best sites?

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Looking for SATS key stage one past question papers?

Just had a quick search but wonder where the best/most up -to-date papers are to be found?

Thanks!!

NoahAndTheWhale I'm not sure what other use anyone could find for test papers unless it's lining the litter tray or hamster cage.

Could well be that of course

mrz - good, thanks for that - I think you are missing my point.

Thanks - I can read - I don't know where you buy/beg/steal past papers - I was offering advice on what I have found helpful..is that ok ?

lovingthesun you are of course free to post whatever you wish I just didn't want anyone to part with their hard earned cash thinking the books you can purchase on Amazon are or in anyway resemble the genuine test papers requested in the OP ...if that is OK with you?

I can't see why anyone would want to see past papers!

Okay I hate tests for 6-7 year olds. Though I can see that the very fact that they exist creates angst and business for WH Smith. But Feenie is right, or at least DD2's Yr 2 teacher has assured me that she has a big say in the overall 'result' and that assessment is an important part. Unless she's lying therefore I think that a child who suddenly out-performed (because had seen the test they use) or under-performed 'on the day' would not be particularly advantaged or disadvantaged.

As for DD1 in Year 6 - well that I understand does depend more on the actual test result. But since the whole class seems to have been practising since Christmas then I'm sure they will do fine...if they do them (are they?). Cynical, moi??

bellissima this is taken from page 38 of the Assessment and Reporting Arrangements 2010 book published by the government www.qcda.gov.uk/resources/assets/2010_Key_stage_1_ARA.pdf

Reporting teacher assessment results to local authorities
at the end of key stage 1
Schools must report for all children:
■■ a teacher assessment level in reading, writing, and speaking and listening
■■ a separate teacher assessment level for each science attainment target
■■ an overall teacher assessment level in mathematics and science
■■where appropriate, a P scale as set out in the table in section 5.5.

The overall level for science will be generated by the school?s management information
system. Schools are not required to report an overall teacher assessment level for English.

Schools are not required to report task and test results to their local authority or the next school when a child transfers, either at the end of the key stage or because the child
has moved during the key stage.

However, where the school has recorded task and test results in its management information system it can choose whether to include these results in any data provided to the local authority or next school (see also section 8.4).

Local authorities do not give task and test results to the DCSF.

so as you can see the results stay inside the school and go no further.

Schools should not be "bigging up the test". When I taught KS1 - my class didn't even know we were doing a big test. We did comprehensions as part of on going reading practise - so when they did the y2 comprehension, they didn't realise that it was a SATs paper.

Same for maths - we regularly did maths tests so the paper was not a shock to them and they didn't realise it was a test.

Writing - that was based on my own assessment of their writing.

I never mentioned SATS or drilled them for a test. However I do believe in working on problems unaided sometimes so I can see what they understand.

Same time - I did a lot of evidence collecting, talking one to one with the children and observations so my teacher assessment was as accurate as possible.

Sorry - forgot to add. If you think your child is struggling, then of course you can help her at home with reading.

But school has the resources and expertise to help so go and speak to them. Some schools are not very pro active.

Sorry robd but the children in my Y2 class are bright enough to work out that when I put a booklet labelled Key Stage 1 Maths/Reading/Spelling test in front of hem that is what they are doing.
I think the fact that the test booklets are in a format that children won't often encounter at other times makes it different.
I agree it shouldn't be a big deal and I would say most schools/Y2 teachers don't make it a big deal but there are other influences at play.

Ok - they realised it was different but it was not something we drilled into them or made up to be important. They've done other tests like Fischer Family Trust and PIPS so they probably thought it was just something else.

Unlike KS2 of course.

The word test has only been included on the front of the booklet recently though, I think we worked out, didn't we, mrz?

I agree that the booklets looked 'dfferent' prior to this, but my Y2s just thought they were 'special', and loved completing them. Only one child ever twigged they were tests, and that's because they were told by their mum!

Yes we did Feenie and seeing the sealed pack of booklets was enough to frighten the life out of one of my class. I haven't got a clue why because I've not mentioned the tests but someone certainly has.