Maths

INTENT

Our Mathematics curriculum encompasses the 4I’s and is rooted alongside the school values ERIC

Our pupils are from a diverse and aspirational community. They are curious and fascinated about the world and the living things in it. It is interconnected with all areas of the curriculum including the statistics and interpreting data in many contexts Pupils have a strong desire to deepen their understanding of mathematical knowledge and apply their skills to meaningful situations and used to support pupils understanding of the role mathematics in the wider world as well as theirs.

Our curriculum enables our pupils to build on their mathematical knowledge and experience from key stage 1 and to build strong foundations through key stage 2 ready for the next step towards key stage 3.

Pupils develop their fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills across the key stage.

To make learning exciting our interactions with the pupils personalise feedback and promote independent study.  We encourage risk-taking by rewarding process as well as the final outcome.

Pupils develop a growth mindset as a result of deeper learning and increased risk-taking. This is a result of prolonged thinking time and top-down differentiation when responding to teacher’s questions.

IMPLEMENTATION

The mathematics curriculum incorporates the statutory requirements of the National Curriculum 2014.The teaching, learning and sequencing of the curriculum follows:

• A spiral curriculum approach which has been implemented to ensure coverage, repetition and progression in all mathematical areas.
• An overview that groups objectives per term to allow for the sequencing of prior learning and the fluent development of new skills, which are repeated within the year and year on year.
• Children are taught units of work that are broken down into objectives that are skills based and developed with extensions to allow for challenge.
• Lessons will develop long term memory by allowing for repetition of learning within the year and year on year.
• Teachers have the opportunity to use the outdoor spaces and are encouraged to use them where appropriate
• Times tables is taught discretely in all year groups with a particular focus in years three and four to ensure the children have met the curriculum objectives by the end of Year Four.
• Maths is assessed using the whole school feedback policy and lessons are adapted daily to meet and personalise learning needs.

Arithmetic is taught within maths lessons and discretely to ensure children are becoming more fluent with their basic maths skills.

Staff development is a priority and the school ensures they are skilled and confident in the teaching of maths.

The school has adapted and uses the White rose scheme of work which helps every child to understand, enjoy and succeed in mathematics.

For those pupils who have additional needs – an interleaving, augmented maths curriculum is provided allowing our pupils to develop mathematical skills and access a range of maths investigations- leading on to supporting their reasoning skills.

IMPACT

Our pupils:

• Have positive attitudes, take pride in their work, enjoy consolidating their understanding and are confident when participating in lessons
• Enjoy mathematical competitions and multiplication games
• Demonstrate an increased ability to articulate a reasoned mathematical argument.
• Articulate questions and with increased thinking time allow articulate a reasoned mathematical argument.
• Explain their reasoning to their peers
• Retain and apply mathematical understanding to other areas of maths
• Have excellent fluency and improved reasoning and problem solving skills

Outcomes of the assessment of mathematics demonstrates the majority of our pupils are working at or above their age group across the school. Recent KS2 outcomes show that a greater percentage of pupils are achieving at a higher level in mathematics compared to national figures. With a maths progress score of 1.8, placing us in the top 21% of schools in England.

Our yearly Maths overview : Year 3 / Year 4 / Year 5 / Year 6

Calculation Policy : Addition & Subtraction / Multiplication and Division

We set homework for maths on a weekly basis. We also use MyMaths and Times Tables Rock Stars to support our children become fluent in their times tables.

Maths At Home

Please visit the WhiteRose website, where you will find a wide range of video lessons and downloadable workbooks for children to engage with at home.

Additional Maths Websites for parent and carers

• National Numeracy Parent Toolkit has a wealth of tips and advice for parents.
• Oxford Owl includes a range of activities, top tips and eBooks to help your child with their maths at home.
• Nrich. A range of maths games, problems and articles on all areas of maths. Parents of Key Stage 2 children should select ‘stage 2’