Our Mathematics Curriculum Offer
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In order to fulfil this vision we strive to build foundations to enable every child to become numerate, preparing them with the long-term knowledge and skills for adult life. The Mathematics teaching we provide should allow all children to fulfil their potential while giving them the knowledge to understand and use Mathematics in all its aspects. Developing and increasing pupils’ recall of core mathematical knowledge and skills is core to our curriculum.
The National Curriculum for Mathematics (2014) and the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework aim to ensure that all pupils become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, accurately recalling facts, methods and strategies from their long-term memory to calculate, solve problems, and reason. Our Mathematics curriculum ensures that all pupils are confident in each of the areas of mathematics:
Developing Mastery:
We are committed to ensuring that all pupils achieve mastery in the key concepts of mathematics, appropriate for their age group, in order that they make genuine progress and avoid gaps in their understanding that provide barriers to learning as they move through education. Our Mathematics curriculum reflects a greater emphasis on mastery of the key skills of mathematics to ensure children have adequate time to develop their fluency, reasoning, and deeper understanding before moving onto a new concept.
Mathematics within the EYFS is developed through purposeful, play based experiences and will be represented throughout the indoor and outdoor provision. Mathematical understanding can be developed through stories, songs, games, imaginative play, child initiated learning and structured teaching. As pupils progress, they will be encouraged to record their mathematical thinking in a more formal way.
In KS1 and KS2 we follow the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation materials which is an overarching framework from Year 1 – Year 6, from which our teachers use their expertise to enhance and adapt the content to meet the needs of their class, whilst ensuring a consistent approach to the use of models designed to support children in their understanding. The small steps to progression approach helps children to gradually develop their skills, allowing time and flexibility for children to fully master a concept before moving on.
Our school progression document ensures that we cover all aspects of the requirements of Curriculum 2014. We believe it is important that children are allowed to explore mathematics and present their findings not only in a written form but also visually; to that end the school has adopted the CPA approach: concrete, pictorial, abstract. The CPA approach to supporting the teaching of mathematics is embedded into our everyday lessons from reception to Year 6. This allows the children to experience the physical aspects of mathematics before finding a way to present their findings and understanding in a visual form, before relying on the abstract numbers. Age-appropriate manipulatives are available in every classroom to support this.