When teaching mathematics at St Michael’s CE Primary School we intend to provide a curriculum which caters for the needs of all pupils. Maths is a journey and long-term goal, achieved through exploration, clarification, practice and application over time. At each stage of learning, children should be able to demonstrate a deep, conceptual understanding of the topic and be able to build on this over time. The deep and deepest levels are what we are aiming for by teaching maths using the Mastery approach.

We want pupils to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, to be able to reason and to solve problems. Children will learn more by taking small, sequenced steps within each unit and this will enable them to remember more as they will develop a deep understanding of mathematical concepts. Our curriculum embraces these national curriculum aims, and provides guidance to help pupils to become:

Visualisers – we use ’concrete, pictorial and abstract’ approach to help pupils understand mathematics and to make connections between different representations.

Describers – we place great emphasis on mathematical language and questioning so pupils can discuss the mathematics they are doing and so support them to take ideas further.

Experimenters – as well as being fluent mathematicians, we want pupils to love and learn more about mathematics.

Scheme of Work: White Rose Maths 

Maths - Programmes of Study for KS1 and KS2