Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
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KS2 SATs Grammar, punctuation and spelling practice paper A
The KS2 Grammar, punctuation and spelling test was introduced in 2013 and is a key part of the English SATs your child will take in Year 6. These practice tests have been written to include a variety of question types and cover all of the areas of grammar and punctuation that primary children are required to master.
These papers have been written in the style of SATs papers, to offer your child extra practice resources. Since 2016, children in Year 2 have taken new SATs exams in English and maths to reflect the 2014 National Curriculum.
These mock papers, available exclusively for TheSchoolRun subscribers, are based on the old SATs format and content, but can still be used to offer your child valuable exam practice.
How to use these papers
Allow your child to complete the tests in a quiet room without any help.
If possible, time the test and allow them around 30 minutes to complete the grammar and punctuation section.
The spelling section should take approximately 15 minutes to complete and will require you to read out each sentence twice with emphasis placed on the underlined word. Look in the answer section for the transcript for each spelling test.
Following the test, it will really help your child to sit down and work through the answers together – use the mark sheets provided. Remember to talk about what they have achieved and review any questions they may have tripped up on. Encourage them to look carefully at the different question types so they feel confident about how to answer them quickly and accurately.
As with anything new, reassure your child that this test is simply a way of checking what they have been learning in class. Talking through the test and praising their understanding will really help them to feel confident and achieve their very best in May!
More KS2 Grammar, punctuation and spelling practice papers to download
All our practice papers are available to TheSchoolRun subscribers only. Follow the links below to download all the papers for your child.
