Intent
We know that our children start school with different levels of maths understanding. Our curriculum is designed to ensure that all children have access to progressive, creative and engaging opportunities in maths; preparing them for their future as a lifelong learner. Specific language development and practical experiences in maths will enable them to become “deep thinkers” acquiring maths skills that can be recalled quickly and transferred and applied in different contexts. The challenges presented in maths will enable children to become resilient, making clear connections across the areas of maths, using their knowledge in other subjects and in their everyday lives.
Implementation
Powerful Knowledge
At Jackfield we use the Power Maths and White Rose Maths Schemes of learning (Rec, Year 1, Year 2) as a starting point in order to develop a coherent and comprehensive conceptual pathway through the mathematics. The focus is on the whole class progressing together. Collaborative planning with year group colleagues takes place to ensure consistency. Long term planning is reviewed regularly to ensure the coverage of mathematics is tailored to specific year groups and adapted when pupils have mastered a concept. Learning is broken down into small, connected steps, building from what pupils already know. All lessons begin with a ‘can you still’ section to recap prior learning. The lesson journey should be detailed and evident on flipcharts (Active Inspire or PowerPoint) as there is no requirement for teachers to produce detailed paper plans. Difficult points and potential misconceptions are identified in advance and strategies to address them planned. Early number sense is developed right from the start when working in nursery. Children work on the composition of number and learn to subitise from an early age. The Ten Town online programme is used to develop children’s number formation.
Our children are encouraged to physically represent mathematical concepts. Objects and pictures are used to demonstrate and visualise abstract ideas, alongside numbers and symbols.
Concrete – children have the opportunity to use concrete objects and manipulatives to help them understand and explain what they are doing.
Pictorial – children then build on this concrete approach by using pictorial representations, which can then be used to reason and solve problems.
Abstract – With the foundations firmly laid, children can move to an abstract approach using numbers and key concepts with confidence.
Excellence for All
Key questions are planned, to challenge thinking and develop learning for all pupils. Contexts and representations are carefully chosen to develop reasoning skills and to help pupils link concrete ideas to abstract mathematical concepts. The use of high quality materials and tasks to support learning and provide access to the mathematics, is integrated into lessons. These may include Power Maths text book activities, White Rose Maths Schemes of Learning and Assessment Materials and White Rose premium Resources. Number of the week introduced (whole school). This is displayed through a range of representations to ensure the continual exposure to how numbers are made up. Working walls are used to support children recall. These include current learning and vocabulary. Mathematics will take place on a daily basis in all year groups. In Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Snappy Maths sessions will take place for 10 minutes daily outside of the maths lesson. Snappy Maths sessions gives additional time for extra fluency practice. The Snappy Maths session on Fridays will be a short number bond quiz or multiplication and division facts. (KS1) Lesson planning and lesson structures are detailed within the school consistency document which is updated regularly.
Literacy
Our Maths curriculum ensures children are given the opportunity to develop their oral and written reasoning skills. STEM sentences are used within the maths lessons and children are continually exposed to a progression of mathematical vocabulary to deepen their learning.
Wider World
Our curriculum uses every opportunity to make explicit the importance of maths to everyday life. This is presented through the Power Maths daily lessons, daily activities e.g days of the week and additional enrichment activities such as real-life maths week. We use Ten Town, TT Rockstars and the Numbots online programmes to support children in developing quick recall of vital number facts needed to progress in mathematics.
Impact
Our mathematics curriculum is based upon the Power Maths and White Rose Maths Schemes of learning (Rec, Year1, Year 2) as a starting point in order to develop a coherent and comprehensive conceptual pathway through the mathematics. It provides all the elements that teachers need to teach maths mastery with confidence and to encourage children to reason mathematically using mathematical vocabulary. We measure the impact of our curriculum using the following methods:
▪ Pupil discussions about their learning to check that children know more and can remember more.
▪ Daily Snappy maths/mastering number sessions.
▪ The ‘Can You Still’ section of the maths lesson show that children recall prior knowledge and remember skills previously taught.
▪ Standardised tests are used at the end of each term in KS1 to support assessments.
We will enhance children’s cultural capital by enriching their vocabulary and knowledge related to the use of money, telling the time and learning how to add and subtract, multiply and divide. Using real-life problems is an excellent way to show children the value of their maths knowledge.
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Headteacher: Mrs R Davies
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