Our aim is to enable children to become able and confident mathematicians who are well equipped to
use maths in life and the real world. Children should be:
- Fluent in all of the basic concepts.
- Able to use their skills to develop and follow different lines of enquiry within mathematics.
- Able to apply their knowledge confidently in a wide range of contexts and to solve a range of problems.
We recognise that frequent practice of key skills within number will enable children to access the other
areas of the curriculum in more depth.
Within school, we endeavour to make maths for children as meaningful and exciting as possible using
real life application and context whenever we can. Our careful use of questioning within the classroom,
challenge tasks, and assessment enables us to make sure all children are challenged and supported at a
suitable level in order to reach their full potential.
As a school, we use the White Rose Maths scheme to ensure coverage of the maths curriculum. This is
carefully segmented into units across the year, although these are occasionally moved at the discretion
of the teacher. White Rose encourages the use of concrete resources to facilitate understanding of the
mathematical concepts, and all classes have a carefully selected supply of resources for pupils to use.
Careful questioning is used in KS1 to assess a starting point for each unit, and in KS2, 5 Miunte Memory
Challenges and termly PUMA assessments are carried out.
To ensure that children’s learning continues to develop further, we ask that they should make use of
frequent opportunity to practise their skills at home through TT Rock Stars, games, discussion and
practical application.
