Parents' guides for Year 6
Year 6Year 6: applications, SATs and the move to secondary
The order of events in Year 6: the 31 October application, 1 March offers, the May SATs, July results and how to prepare for Year 7.
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Year 6Year 6 SATs (Key Stage 2 tests): a guide for parents
When the Year 6 SATs are, what the six papers cover, how scaled scores work, when results come and why they don't decide your child's secondary school.
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Year 6Applying for secondary school in England: a guide for parents
How to apply for a Year 7 place: apply through your council by 31 October of Year 6, rank your schools, understand admission rules and what happens on 1 March.
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Year 6National Offer Day (1 March) and school appeals: a guide
What happens on secondary offer day, what to do if you did not get your preferred school, how waiting lists work and the appeal timeline, checked against GOV.UK.
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Year 6How to rank your secondary school choices: a guide for parents
How the ranked list works, why a popular first choice costs you nothing, how to add a confident choice and a five-minute method for the order on the form.
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Primary and KS3Bar models in maths: a guide for parents
What a bar model is, how it turns a word problem into a picture, two worked examples and how to use bars at home without doing the problem for your child.
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