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SATs Success at Greater Depth
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Do you feel your child’s School is not providing them with their best educational chances in life?
Do you know deep inside that your child’s current school is simply not meeting their academic potential?
Do you dream of your child confidently sitting and flying through their SATs?
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Accelerate your child’s educational potential with our Greater Depth SATs Curriculum. Our specialised program, tailored to cover all Department for Education Greater Depth Descriptors has helped our students achieve top marks and improve their confidence. Join our successful learning community today and give your child the competitive edge to excel. Enrol now for SATs success.
Our course covers English and Mathematics, and includes creative writing in a modular and progressive format, ensuring comprehensive preparation for their SATs exams.
Crafted for Excellence
Our mini Genius method is designed to develop intermediate and high-achieving students to excel well beyond regular school expectations. Thorough and engaging, it confidently prepares children to sit tests confidently.
Program Highlights:
Extensive Curriculum Coverage: Inclusive of all KS2 SATs content.
Progressive Curriculum: Employing the ‘Small Chunks of Learning Often’ method.
Top-Notch Curriculum Designers: Qualified and experienced in SATs preparation.
36 Comprehensive Learning Modules: Covering all subjects required for thorough preparation.
Priority Enrollment: Guaranteed for Year 6 pupils.
Our Innovative Approach
Experience our State-of-the-art online Curriculum Area, featuring a proven comprehensive online course containing consistent and thorough learning modules designed to enhance your child’s learning speed and success. Our exclusive Mini Genius members area provides top-notch learning materials, detailed progress tracking, instant reports, emailed instantly to you every time they complete an assessment activity.
Expected dates in SATs Examinations
January: School exam preparation begins
May: School mock exams
June: SATs week begins
July: SATs results published
The mini Genius Method prepares your child for success through a:
4000+
questions, exercises and activities
Hundreds of
step-by-step online and printable worksheets
More than 100
instructional videos
Dozens of
Past SATs papers
Exhaustive
Vocabulary Builder Programme
Extensive
Comprehension Preparation Practise
Focused
Multiplication and Division Extension Programme
Exclusive
In-module Creative Writing Programme
Real tests… Instructional Videos… Online Quiz Assessments… Printable resources and worksheets… Past papers…
Real tests… Instructional Videos… Online Quiz Assessments… Printable resources and worksheets… Past papers…
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Mini Genius SATs Success Details
*36 Modules: Covering Maths and English, Vocabulary, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
*Master Times Tables: Fun and effective techniques to conquer multiplication.
*Master English Vocabulary: Build a rich vocabulary to improve spelling and writing.
*Extensive Comprehension Exercises: Prepare for the 3 text SATs Reading Comprehension Test.
*Dozens of Past Papers: Includes Mini Genius bespoke tests for thorough exam preparation.
*Instant Automated Feedback: Receive real-time progress reports emailed directly to you, as parent or guardian.
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FAQs about SATs
What Are KS2 SATs?
KS2 SATs, also known as Year 6 SATs, are a combination of formal exams and informal assessments in English, Maths, and Science taken by children in Year 6. These tests are crucial for both the students and their schools. Individual SATs results are provided to parents at the end of the academic year.
Importance of KS2 SATs
KS2 SATs play a significant role in assessing children's academic performance and comparing it against national standards. Schools also use these results to measure their overall performance and improvement.
Preparing for KS2 SATs
Parents can help their children prepare for KS2 SATs using our free resources. We offer past SATs papers, mark schemes, and exclusive worked solutions for Maths papers. Additionally, our free Online SATs Tests provide extra practice in English and Maths. For more tips, check out our guide to SATs Revision and 12 Crucial SATs Tips for success in the 2025 KS2 SATs.
The History of KS2 SATs
KS2 SATs were introduced in 1995 under the Education Reform Act of 1988, starting with formal tests in English, Maths, and Science. Over the years, several changes have been made, including the introduction and later discontinuation of the Mental Maths Test, reintroduction of Level 6 tests, and shifts towards more teacher assessments in Science and Writing. The recent 2016 update introduced new SATs tests aligned with the national curriculum and replaced level thresholds with scaled scores.
When and Where Are KS2 SATs Held?
The 2025 KS2 SATs are scheduled to take place during the week commencing 12th May 2025. The precise dates and exam timetable can be found on our 2025 SATs page, where you can also download a PDF version or add the dates to your online calendar. These tests are typically administered in the children's classrooms and must be taken as per the schedule with no flexibility for absences.
Who Takes KS2 SATs?
Children attending state schools in England take KS2 SATs in Year 6, usually when they are between 10 and 11 years old. Teachers are responsible for registering all eligible pupils through the 'primary assessment gateway' (PAG) from early February 2025, with a registration deadline in early March 2025.
Are KS2 SATs beneficial?
Research indicates that SATs provide a valuable assessment method for maintaining accountability in schools.
How many KS2 SATs papers are there?
There are six papers in total: one English Reading, three Maths, and two Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling.
What Do KS2 SATs Include?
The KS2 SATs include tests in English Reading, Maths, and Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GaPS). Students will face the following papers:
English Reading
Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic)
Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning)
Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Paper 1 (Questions)
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Paper 2 (Spelling Test)
In addition to these tests, teacher assessments are conducted in Writing and Science.
Marking and Scores
KS2 SATs papers are marked by external examiners, while Writing and Science assessments are done by the child's teacher. The total marks for each paper are as follows:
English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Paper 1 (Questions): 50 marks
English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Paper 2 (Spelling): 20 marks
English Reading: 50 marks
Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic): 40 marks
Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning): 35 marks
Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning): 35 marks
Scaled Scores
Raw marks from each SATs paper are converted into scaled scores to determine if a child has met the expected standard, exceeded it, or fallen below it. Use our free scaled score converter for quick calculations.
SATs in a Nutshell: The Good and the Bad
Downsides of SATs
Stress and Anxiety: Unnecessary pressure impacts your child which is why the correct preparation is important and why we want your child to be confident and successful.
School Competition and time-consuming preparation: Narrows a school’s focus from providing a broader curriculum.
Family Pressure: Increases stress and strains the relationship between child and parents.
Unsuitable for All: Can be difficult for particular children with special needs and children with anxieties.
Upsides of SATs
Stress Resilience: Can build individual pupil resilience if the child’s teacher is experienced and aware of the importance of child self-esteem. Our programme builds your child’s confidence well before the actual exams.
Signals Improvements: Identifies your child’s knowledge and skills needing improvement.
Parental Involvement: Fosters accountability in your child’s learning, if you can spare the time.
School Accountability: Important in Maintaining an overall average success in meeting educational standards.
Secondary School Prep: Provides a useful experience for future exams.
Comprehension, Creative Writing and English
Unlock your child's potential with our engaging and comprehensive Comprehension, Creative Writing and English. Designed to elevate their comprehension and writing skills, this course focuses on:
- Mastering Comprehension: Learn to tackle a variety of comprehension questions with confidence to secure top marks.
- Practise Makes Perfect: Timed comprehension mock exams, to build accuracy and speed.
- Story Planning and Plotting: Develop imaginative ideas, vibrant characters, and captivating settings for unforgettable stories that stand out from the crowd.
- Literary Techniques: Enhance storytelling with descriptive devices and imagery.
- Perfecting Dialogue: Learn to craft and punctuate dialogue correctly, making conversations in stories come alive.
- Building Vocabulary: Enrich writing with powerful adverbs and adjectives.
Advanced Mathematics
Prepare your child for Greater Depth with our Advanced Mathematics course. Building on a solid foundation, the curriculum includes:
- Diving Deep: Introductory algebra, sequences, shapes, area, volume, and time.
- Building upon a strong foundation: Consistently challenging x ÷ + -, expanding with orders of operation, prime numbers, square numbers, factors, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and probability.
- Exam Readiness: Specialised preparation for the new experience of sitting SATs Maths exams, through several online and printable half-hour maths tests.
What’s Included
12 to 24 months of modules for mastery
We provide content for 3 to 24 months of practise, depending on your preparation timeframe.
Covering: Maths, English and Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar - including Creative Writing Skills.
Instructional Videos for every important learning area
“Watch It” icons are available before every important area of learning throughout the modules. There are over 100 learning videos available to boost your child’s performance.
Precise Study Guides
“Study It” icons support every area of learning and are written in a concise, informative, and easy to learn way.
Focused Practise Worksheets and Online Quizzes
Hundreds of online and printable worksheets are provided for your child to practise at their own pace, covering every area found in a selective aptitude test. Online quiz results are instantly emailed to you to see how your child is performing.
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What Is ‘The mini Genius method' programme?
This programme gives your child access to all our best methods for sitting entrance examinations confidently PLUS live support that ensures an easier, understanding of all the questions contained in a test, that allows them to grow in ability and logical intelligence. No matter what school they are currently attending, or having no experience of private schooling or preparation.
We achieve this by teaching the exact correct methods and drawing out the knowledge ALREADY IN YOUR CHILD’S MIND, and creating a path that over-familiarises them with EVERY type of question found in selective and logical examinations, WHICH IS... already successfully securing places for pupils in exclusive schools.
And as a result...this frees you up to focus on you work, responsibilities, and spending more time with your family in leisure activities, rather than the difficulties of helping your children with their homework.
The ‘mini Genius method’ is a Shortcut to Improving your Child’s Academic Success for Now and the Future.
Before I created the mini Genius Method - I was running a busy school, and encouraging the teachers to reach every single pupil in the class to ensure their success in their studies.
We were working 60+ hrs a week, trying to make it all work. I was stressed, the teachers were stressed, and we hoped the children weren’t feeling our stress. I was worried that we were not able to develop every pupil’s best academic performance. There were 30 pupils in a class! One teacher; and a teaching assistant shared between 3 classes. It was an impossible task. Teachers were constantly moving from school to school. This was in a state school.
Despite all our efforts, I was essentially building myself a career in a high-stress job where I spent more time putting out fires than focused on providing the quality education all my staff strove for.
Which led me to question everything about why I entered education in the first place. I wanted to see children confident in their learning and growing in their ability, to guarantee them a successful education.
After several years of state schools, I was invited to lead a private school. With lower class sizes, more resources and consistent staff, it was a dream come true. The focus was purely on each pupil’s learning and they received the best teaching and learning skills for a successful educational future preparing them for high-quality teaching, broad opportunities, and facilities that matched.
Now, you have the opportunity for your child to learn the SAME exacting methods I use to EXCLUSIVELY improve children’s learning by simply signing up for a limited place on the ‘mini Genius Method’
Here's how it works:
1. Your child watches a brief instructional video on a topic, such as algebra or how to answer a comprehension question
2. Your child studies a short page explaining the method
3. Your child completes an exercise using this method
4. Your child checks their work and marks it on their progress record
5. Your child moves to the next task
There are 36 modules
In each module there are 8 to 10 tasks between 10-60 minutes a day which take 1 – 2 weeks to complete
There are enough tasks for up to 2 years of study
Or your child can prepare within 3 to 6 months
Each module covers the Department for Education Greater Depth expectations for SATs testing
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We put everything we’ve learned, and every successful method we teach our students, into this programme... so your child can learn WITHOUT mistakes, gaps in knowledge, and lacking experience... and shortcut their way to improving their results in their school education, dramatically!
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“We wasted hundreds of pounds on a very popular, expensive app for my daughter online, but it just didn’t work. She wasn’t interested as there was nobody to keep her engaged as we both work until late and her Nanny was not able to understand the questions. We even hired an expensive tutor, but after a couple of months they became very unreliable and we struggled to find another with preparation experience. A friend recommended Andrew and after a chat we quickly joined his programme. My daughter is now engaged in her learning and gets a lot of support from the live classroom. Wished we had done this first. We are looking at entering her into the North London Consortium tests and other schools early next year. She is in year 5 at the moment. Can’t recommend this enough.”
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Your child’s results will vary and depend on many factors… including but not limited to their needs, and work ethic.
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We are dedicated to helping your child succeed as much as we possibly can…
And yes, it took me time, and hundreds of my students, time and energy to achieve these results.
With that said … let me jump right in and introduce myself…
I’d like to tell you about how I came to design the ‘mini Genius Method.’
My name is Andrew-John Paterson.
I have been a teacher and Headteacher for 30 years.
I love education…
I love to teach…
and I love to implement structures to improve learning…
However, a school can be a challenging environment tied-up by red tape and processes that often restrict the speed of learning of the pupils in its care. Speed of learning is held back by a lack of resourcing and staff.
In my own education business, I’m able to shortcut the learning process so that your child receives their learning rapidly, as they are ready for it; rather than sitting through a year to learn knowledge that could be taught in a term.
And this is why the mini Genius Method is so effective. It delivers all the essential learning and skills in a highly effective way, not restricted by a school curriculum stretched over many school terms.
There is no classroom teacher distracted from teaching by having to manage the behaviour of a few pupils in the class. Our modules provide uninterrupted self-paced learning, available anytime taking into account the fact that children often have clubs or other activities immediately after school and therefore at-home education requires flexibility.
Really, it all comes down to two things for me:
The growth of a pupil’s confidence in their learning
Their ability to learn being increased
The mini Genius Method teaches the skills of:
Full exposure to all types of question
Forming a complete response to questions around facts and opinions
Learning the structure to create well-written and expressive prose
THIS Programme Is One Of The BEST, Most COMPLETE, And EASIEST To Follow if you wish your child to be Ready For A Successful Educational Future.
Because, whether you believe it or not...
Your child ALREADY HAS something valuable inside them to contribute to the world.
They just need a little help getting out there, through the opportunity of a school which encourages their ability, and nurtures them through to their graduation.
The BELIEF behind the mini Genius Method
Your child already has knowledge…
And their potential for further knowledge…
By drawing it out through learning logical skills.
In a typical school environment, these conditions are limited by the resources of the classroom, the number of pupils in their class, the behaviour that prevents the teacher from teaching effectively, and a curriculum that is stretched out over terms, rather than delivered when your child is ready for it.
EVEN IF you think your child is performing okay in their school, they could be learning more efficiently.
After all, we like to trust that our school is effectively teaching our children...
And the classroom teacher is nice and popular… and has a great reputation… and is dedicated…
However, the increasing struggling system of a school itself will not match your child’s ability to learn. Government schools typically produce average learners, without stretching their possible potential through challenge. So don’t be average, aim for Greater Depth!
Children naturally soak up learning as fast as you can expose them to it. They are preparing their brain to survive adult life and responsibilities. Childhood is the prime time to develop a strong, foundational base for future layers of learning.
We must draw out this ability to learn and nourish them with knowledge they need to succeed.
Your child will improve their knowledge exponentially by following the mini Genius Method
And You Know What? I'll Stake My Entire Reputation On This One Promise
Your child will begin to dramatically improve their learning by the time they reach the end of the first module.
That’s just 1 to 2 weeks!
There are 36 modules in the SATs program!
That’s how easy this is
You may have your doubts… and I may well have not believed this a number of years ago when I was entrenched in the state school system…
…but, today I know better.
Because I've seen it happen for hundreds of pupils...
ANYONE can improve their knowledge and achievement when they are self-paced in their study and working step-by-step...
They just need to get started.
Now, it took me a few years to shape this model...
...and just 2 years to perfect it.
Which is safe to say that there isn't anything left for you to figure out.
I have already done the hard work to deliver the best learning for your child.
I have confidently figured it all out.
Which means...there’s nothing for you to “figure out” and spend the frustrating time teaching your child yourself instead of enjoying family time.
You just need to sign up for the mini Genius Module, and most important of all - take action!
That’s it…
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Bonus 4: Comprehension and inference Preparation Programme
Bonus 5: Access to Dozens of Past Real Papers
Bonus 6: Self-paced to meet the speed of your child’s learning and extend their learning with challenge
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this for?
Pupils aged between 8 and up to 14 who need preparation or an increase in their logical reasoning, comprehension or creative writing skills.
What is the mini Genius Method?
It's a complete and thorough preparation designed from the research of thousands of selective test questions and systematically broken into areas of learning within 40 modules. It’s all about over-familiarising pupils with selective questions so that nothing is a surprise and they can confidently respond to any selective test question put before them. They will also improve their educational knowledge and skills dramatically.
I want this, what exactly am I getting?
You are getting access to our 36 Preparation Modules, available instantly. You are also getting access to our video lessons, study sheets. You are getting our multiplication and division mastery practise, also our exclusive creative writing exercises placed within the modules, and access to dozens of real past examination papers as well as our own exclusive online tests in quiz form and also in a printable format.
How is this different than all the other stuff out there?
It works. And your child can get started alongside their school work. Plus, we have a proven track record of improving our pupils’ school performance.
There are no hidden cost, nor are there extra modules, you have to buy into! You receive Immediate access to everything!
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We offer a three part payment plan, so you can end your payment at any point.
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CORE PROGRAM: The mini Genius Method PLUS
Bonus 1: Complete Multiplication and Division Mastery Programme
Bonus 2: How to write creatively and stand out as a writer
Bonus 3: Vocabulary Builder Programme
Bonus 4: Comprehension and inference Preparation Programme
Bonus 5: Access to Dozens of Past Real Papers
Bonus 6: Self-paced to meet the speed of your child’s learning and extend their learning with challenge
We cannot and do not make any guarantees about your child’s ability to get results with our ideas, information, tools, or strategies. What we can guarantee is your satisfaction with our training. We give you a 30-day 100% satisfaction guarantee on the products we sell, so if you are not happy for any reason with the quality of our training, just ask for your money back. You should know that all products and services by our company are for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this page, any of our websites, or any of our content or curriculum is a promise or guarantee of results in exams, and we do not offer any legal, medical, tax or other professional advice. Any financial numbers referenced here, or on any of our sites, are illustrative of concepts only and should not be considered promises for actual or future performance. Use caution and always consult your accountant, lawyer or professional advisor before acting on this or any information related to a lifestyle change or your business or finances. You alone are responsible and accountable for your decisions, actions and results in life, and by your registration here you agree not to attempt to hold us liable for your decisions, actions or results, at any time, under any circumstance.
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Mini Genius SATs Success Easy Payment Plan
£60/mth
3 Payments
For 3 months*
Instant Access to the mini Genius 36-Module Online Course And All Resources
Online practice test results instantly emailed to you
2 years+ of solid practise
*Paid monthly 3x for 12 months access
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Mini Genius SATs Success Saver
£160
12 Months Access
Instant Access to the mini Genius 36-Module Online Course And All Resources
Online practise test results instantly emailed to you
2 years+ of solid practise
Mini Genius SATs Success Details
*36 Modules: Covering Maths and English, Vocabulary, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
*Master Times Tables: Fun and effective techniques to conquer multiplication.
*Master English Vocabulary: Build a rich vocabulary to improve spelling and writing.
*Extensive Comprehension Exercises: Prepare for the 3 text SATs Reading Comprehension Test.
*Dozens of Past Papers: Includes Mini Genius bespoke tests for thorough exam preparation.
*Instant Automated Feedback: Receive real-time progress reports emailed directly to you, as parent or guardian.
*Many Other Bonuses: Additional resources and tools to support your child's learning journey.
£20 SAVING
