Maths

INTENT

At St Edward’s we want all children by the time they leave us to not only be numerate, but to be able to use their mathematical skills widely across other curricular areas and into daily life.

At St Edward’s we want to convey to our children that Mathematics is not confined to just acquiring mathematical skills, but most importantly it is about nurturing inquiring minds, stirring enthusiasm and appreciating curiosity.

IMPLEMENTATION

At St Edward’s children will learn mathematics through a mastery approach, which is deep, sustainable and achievable for all pupils, regardless of age, background or ability. They will have fluent knowledge and understanding of the number system with the ability to rapidly recall number facts, in addition to performing written and mental calculations efficiently. They will develop factual, conceptual and procedural fluency through a concrete, pictorial and abstract approach. Through the application of mathematical skills, they will solve real life problems, reason about mathematical concepts and make connections.

Maths is taught daily in each year group from Reception to Year 6. The delivery of maths is a whole-class mastery approach designed to spark curiosity and excitement to help nurture confidence in maths. We have aligned our maths curriculum with the National Curriculum. Children are encouraged to solve problems each day through the use of concrete resources, pictorial representations and abstract thinking (the C-P-A approach). This helps children tackle concepts in a tangible and more comfortable way. Mathematical topics are taught in blocks, to enable the achievement of ‘mastery’ over time. Each lesson phase provides the means to achieve greater depth, with children who are quick to grasp new content being offered rich and sophisticated problems, as well as exploratory, investigative tasks. For those who may need more confidence or scaffolding in grasping concepts, this is provided through carefully targeted same-day intervention within lessons.

IMPACT

Maths sessions are sequenced carefully to develop and build upon mathematical knowledge and skills throughout pupils’ whole school journey. Lesson content is segmented into small steps, allowing pupils to develop a deep understanding of the knowledge, content and procedures related to each area of mathematical learning. Curriculum content is revisited, in order to deeply embed this into pupils’ understanding, allowing them to develop their fluency and recall.

Children receive support and extra challenge through ‘same day intervention’. This is in response to ongoing teacher assessment during lessons. There are assessment checks at the end of each unit, which allow teachers to identify pupils who are working below or above expectations and plan future content and interventions accordingly.

A calculation policy underpins the teaching of the 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) and clearly shows the concrete, pictorial and abstract approaches and progression in each strand of mathematics.

Our Maths curriculum helps achieve our vision of Life in all its fullness by:

Mind – giving children access to a curriculum that is challenging and aims high. Supporting children to develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts.

Heart – encouraging children to work together to discuss and solve problems. Providing children with the skills and knowledge to approach maths with confidence and independence.

Body – providing children with concrete resources and manipulatives to support their mathematical learning.

Spirit – developing a sense of awe and wonder about maths, the intricacy of mathematical patterns and interconnectivity with other areas of learning.

Our Calculation Policy, outlining how the four calculations are taught progressively through our school, can be found here.

Below, you can see our Long term plans for our Maths teaching in each year group. You can click on the yearly overviews to see our knowledge organisers for each year group, explaining what will be taught in each unit. 

Reception

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Year 1

Year 2

 Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6