Our Maths Curriculum
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We believe that maths is not just a subject, it is a life skill;
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Maths is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment;
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Our high-quality maths education provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject;
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Our aim is that children are numerically fluent, and able to problem solve and reason mathematically;
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We follow the national curriculum. Learning is sequenced to build on the knowledge acquired in previous years;
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Our daily maths lesson is divided into two sessions. The first session involves the teacher teaching the concept to all the children followed by an independent task and self-assessment carried out by the pupils. After the first session, each teacher will be given 15 minutes to assess children’s work while the children go for a break. The second session follows up on the first one involving differentiated activities (Reteach, Practice and Mastery). This prompt assessment and the opportunity to act upon the feedback supports rapid progress;
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We conduct weekly times table tests to support fluency;
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We know that maths matters in everyday life, for household budgeting and economics, employment and general financial literacy, and pupils are given real world challenges to manage a budget during our whole school Money Money Money project.
Covid adaptations to our maths curriculum: We continue to teach our two-part maths lessons, however children now sit in front-facing rows rather than work in groups.
