Numeracy

Our mathematics curriculum has the aim of meeting the individual needs of children of all abilities, as well as offering challenge and enjoyment through varied fluency, investigative and problem-solving opportunities.

Practical activities are used to develop mathematical understanding and allow pupils to build strong foundations in their learning.  There is a focus on mental arithmetic and times tables as a basis for the children to be able to tackle more complex mathematical operations with confidence and to develop recall and fluency of these key skills.

We use The White Rose Maths Hub as a structure for planning in Years 3-6 and pupils are taught using a mastery approach.  The essential idea underpinning mastery is that all children need a deep understanding of the mathematics they are learning so that future learning is built upon strong foundations.  A mastery curriculum promotes a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject so that children are fluent at mathematics and possess a growing confidence to reason mathematically and the ability to apply maths to solve problems. We endeavour to ensure that children develop a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards mathematics that will stay with them throughout their lives.