At Prudhoe Castle First School, we aim for pupils to develop a mastery of maths by allowing them to develop a long, deep and secure understanding of mathematical concepts. This understanding of maths will enable our pupils to succeed by giving them the skills for later in their lives, including money, measures and logical problems which they will need as adults. It will also inspire many of them to study maths further in their careers.
We do this by:
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Taking small, manageable steps each lesson to help pupils access more difficult concepts.
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Exposing pupils to a variety of representations for different areas of maths
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Helping pupils make connections, spot patterns and ask questions.
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Encouraging pupils to be clear in their reasoning about mathematics through self-explanations and written reasoning, using key vocabulary.
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Be fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, such as number facts to 20 and times tables.
At Prudhoe Castle First School we use a range of resources to aid teachers deliver quality first teaching. We are critical consumers of schemes. We mainly use the NCETM curriculum prioritisation scheme, which is based around helping pupils understand the ready-to-progress criteria in depth. Teachers use the NCETM resources, as well as other schemes such as White Rose, NRich, Oak Academy to support planning and resourcing. Teachers follow a curriculum overview that takes the pupils through one area of maths at a time to ensure pupils master the content. The progression in calculation skills and expectations match the expectations of the National Primary Curriculum for 2014 and prioritised according to the areas highlighted in DfE’s Ready to Progress guidelines.
Maths Long Term Plan
Calculation Policy
To support the teaching of maths in our school we use the following:
White Rose Maths
National Centre for the Excellence in the Teaching of Maths
NRICH
