Key Stage 2 Tests - By KeyStageTwo.com
The National Curriculum teacher assessments are designed to give you and your child’s school information about how well your child is performing in school.
Teacher assessments..
At the end of each key stage, your child’s teacher will officially measure their performance in order to determine your child’s progress.
Of course, throughout the year your child’s teacher will be informally assessing their learning at other times to help them plan future teaching. They may, for example, listen to your child read, ask them questions in class or look at their maths work. Some schools may also use non-compulsory tests to assess children’s progress to boost their education.
National Curriculum levels…
During Key Stages 1-3, progress in most National Curriculum subjects is assessed against eight levels. At the end of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 the school will compile a report advising you what level your child is working at.
At Key Stage 1 the level will be based on the teacher’s assessment, taking into account your child’s performance in several tasks and tests.
At Key Stage 2 the level will reflect the teacher’s assessment and your child’s national test results.
At Key Stage 3 the level will be based on the teacher’s assessment.
‘End of key stage’ tests…
Your child will take national tests at the end of Key Stage 2. The tests are designed to show if your child is working at, above, or below the target level for their age group.
The results of these tests allow the school to determine whether they are teaching effectively, by comparing the pupils’ performance to the national average results, and also helps them plan future learning for the child.
Key Stage 2 tests for 11 year olds cover:
-English - reading, writing (including handwriting) and spelling.
-Maths - including mental arithmetic.
-Science.
These tests are taken on set days in mid-May, and should not take more than five-and-a-half hour’s altogether to complete.
By the age of 11, most children are expected to achieve level 4.
Q. How can KeyStageTwo.com help my child throughout this important time in their education?
A. KeyStageTwo.com is currently working with schools across the British Isles to offer cost reducing benefits to schools across the UK. The system is currently working in 23 schools, and is in talks with various government agencies to have the system installed on a national level within the UK.
Key Stage Two is an affordable education system which integrates education with entertainment by linking education with fun online games which test the child while they learn. We have recorded great results with children spending on average 40 minutes per evening on the system, doing homework’s and usually additional tests, hence improving the acuity and performance of even the most hard to reach pupil.
The system has identified the following benefits to schools:
-Overall School Cost Reduction due to less homework’s needing printed it saves money
-Very low price means it is affordable for all schools as well as home tutors
-Teacher Time Reduction due to the reduced amount of marking
-Non Discriminatory, offering facilities to aid children who do not have home computers
-Environmentally friendly reducing your need for printing
-It helps schools meet their own IT targets
-Full Customer Support team in place meaning any queries are dealt with.
-There is a marked Improvement in Children’s performance particularly those who are hard to engage through traditional methods
-Tracking of Child Performance provided by the system enables constructive lesson support, identifying particular areas of weakness in particular pupils as well as the class as a whole.
Why not Lobby a school near you to get involved, and give your child the benefit of an IT Integrated education. Contact us direct on 028 91 464851 or Click the link below for more information.
http://www.KeyStageTwo.com