Birkrig, Skelmersdale, Lancashire WN8 9BN. Telephone: 01695 724730.
www.bishopmartin.lancs.sch.uk Headteacher:
Mr IJ McDonald
Dear Parents/Carers, An Update on Statutory Testing Over the Coming Weeks Year 6 Superstars! I’d like to start by saying a HUGE well done to our AMAZING Year 6 pupils who have completed their SAT’s this week. They are the first Year 6 group in three years to complete their SAT’s (due to the COVID Pandemic) and they have just been brilliant all week. So on behalf of the whole school community I wanted to say well done to all of them! Year 2 SATs Next Week Year 2 will be taking their annual SATs. These are not held as formally as the Year 6 tests and the results don’t need to be reported in the same way. The results are purely to help your child’s teacher reach their end of year judgement when assessing them for their end of year report. Other Year Group Assessments Year 1 Phonics Check: Week beginning 6th June Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC): Week beginning 13th June
This is the first time in three years that primary schools are being told to run the full programme of end of year assessments (due to the COVID pandemic). Your children have been working SO hard in school and these assessments are just ONE measure that we use to gauge their ability and progress. They are NOT the be all and end all and here at Bishop Martin we firmly believe that school is SO much more than just testing and results.
Many thanks for your ongoing support
Mr McDonald Headteacher