Maths

Subject Leader: Miss Fletcher

Intent

We believe that a quality Mathematics curriculum should develop the children’s love of learning through providing rich opportunities for reasoning and practical, hands-on experiences. We aim to promote a culture where children have a positive attitude towards mathematics and can articulate, through the use of precise mathematical language, how their knowledge and skills have supported their understanding of the subject. We want our pupils to develop fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills through the use of practical resources and pictorial and abstract representations of mathematical concepts.

We aim to develop children’s enjoyment of Mathematics through a wide range of immersive and contextualised activities, linking skills and knowledge to real-life situations. We strive to teach pupils to become fluent in calculations and to be confident in the recall of number facts and multiplication tables.

Impact 

Learners develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum and, as a result, achieve well. This is reflected in results from national tests and examinations that meet government expectations in addition to internal school assessments.

Maths is taught according to mastery principles supporting pupils to represent mathematical concepts using concrete resources, pictorial and abstract representations.  Pupils regularly use concrete resources to support their learning and they freely access resources during lessons. Teachers and pupils use precise vocabulary in maths lessons and pupils are encouraged to explore mathematics and to explain their reasoning. The curriculum for SEND pupils is not narrowed.

Implementation

The school has adopted the White Rose Scheme of Learning approach to teaching mathematics where pupils explore concepts through the use of concrete resources. Pupils then move to representing mathematical thinking using pictorial and abstract representations. The use of Star Words enables pupils to practise using precise mathematical vocabulary.

Pupils at Budbrooke are supported and encouraged to explore mathematical topics in depth. Teachers ensure that depth of knowledge and understanding, is achieved by moving through concrete, pictorial and abstract representations and by adapting planning to create lessons bespoke to pupils at Budbrooke. A child working at depth in mathematics would exemplify their understanding of abstract concepts through using concrete and pictorial representations as well as exploring challenge tasks that encourage deeper thinking.

Teachers provide challenge for all learners through tailoring support and additional challenge to the needs of the children. Adaptive teaching ensures challenge is appropriate to all learners.

In order to re-visit prior learning, teachers deliver daily Maths Meetings for a fixed 15-minute period in the afternoon. Songs, rhymes and the practice of key mathematical skills, including multiplication tables, support children to link their learning and to recall prior learning.   

The use of the Times Tables Rock Stars platform develops fluency in the recall of multiplication and division facts across the school. This prepares Year 4 pupils for the Multiplication Tables Check.

Useful Websites

• Times Tables Rock Stars

https://ttrockstars.com/

• BBC Supermovers

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/topics/ckrp5jy9vd5t

• Top Marks

  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting