Sats week is almost over. And as the week of statutory assessments nears its end, I thought I would offer some light relief by summing up the experience of being a Year 6 teacher at the start of May through a few GIFs.

1. The papers arrive…

    

   
    
2. And you wonder where the year has gone - how can it be Sats week again already?

    

   
    
3. You quadruple check that everything that’s on the delivery note is in the boxes, and then you reseal them in record time

    

   
   
    
4. And then you lock the papers away securely - really securely...

    

   
    
5.  You then remember that classroom displays have to be covered up or removed...

    

   
    
6. And you carry out the final equipment check 

    

   
    
7.  Suddenly, it is Monday morning. 

    

   
    
8. …but it’s time to get down to business - you’ve got this!

    

   
    
9. You hope the children will arrive each day well rested and ready, but...

    

   
    
10. You take one look at the reading paper and immediately woinder how it was written for 10- and 11-year-olds

     

    
     
11. And the English grammar, punctuation and spelling (EGPS) test has questions about the past progressive tense that many adults probably couldn’t answer…

     

    
     
12. Despite all your efforts to keep a sense of perspective about things, some children may inevitably be feeling nervous

     

    
     
13.  However, you breathe deep and remain zen…

     

    
     
14. You hope that your chilled out state keeps the children calm, too

     

    
     
15. Thursday night arrives and you should be ready to celebrate! You made it!

     

    
     
16.  But the reality is a little more...

     

    
     

17.  And that’s when you remember that you now have mere weeks and a budget of £11.50 to get the year 6 leavers’ production to up to West End quality. Riiight…

Claire Lotriet is an assistant headteacher at Henwick Primary School in London. She is the Tes ed-tech columnist and tweets @OhLottie

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