For many primary schools, budgets are increasingly tight. The focus remains on delivering high quality learning, but it can be difficult to make purchasing decisions to support this with the purse strings tightening. So why spend some of that budget on SATs Companion?  SATs Companion not only saves schools money long term, but also saves time. […]

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar is a key part of the Year 6 SATs. But how can we help our children get to grips with SPaG? All it takes is lots of practice and a bundle of SATs Companion! Help your child reach that 100 on their KS2 SATs SPAG test with our 5 top tips. 1. […]

Reading at Year 6 – what’s the fuss? Most young kids love reading, but when the busy Year 6 starts, it can be challenging to find the time to encourage them to read for fun. It’s important to remember, however, that the more kids read on their own time, the higher they tend to score […]

The Countdown to the 2019 KS2 SATs Has Begun… Tick Tock, Tick Tock…to the KS2 SATs test papers The countdown has begun for the KS2 SATs test papers. You, the Year 6 teacher, need to ensure that all your pupils achieve the expected 100 standard & beyond, to ensure that your schools’ league performance goes […]

When it came to SATs, Natalie Carry, deputy headteacher at St Edward’s Primary School in Birmingham, had a real problem. “We were finding it difficult to find questions for the pupils to answer,” explains Natalie, “and we were using booklets but these can only be used once.” This is something our research told us was […]