Mathematics

Curriculum Intent

Inspire: Motivate children to enjoy maths, embrace challenge, and see mistakes as part of learning.

Impart knowledge: Build strong foundations for fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving through clear progression and retrieval practice.

Develop communication: Enable children to confidently explain reasoning using precise mathematical language.

Inclusivity: Ensure all pupils progress at the same pace with scaffolding, pre-teaching, and tailored support.

Promote citizenship and spirituality: Encourage creativity, reflection, and participation in real-life contexts and global events.

Curriculum Implementation

Curriculum Structure

Nursery: Uses Master the Curriculum scheme focusing on early number foundations and progression into Reception.

Reception: Combines Mastering Number (NCETM) for number sense and Master the Curriculum for other areas, ensuring small-step progression and conceptual understanding.

Year 1: Continues Mastering Number for number fluency and introduces White Rose Maths for other strands.

Year 2: Fully transitions to White Rose Maths, embedding mastery principles.

Key Stage 2:All year groups follow White Rose Maths, applying the Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract (CPA) approach to deepen conceptual understanding.

Lesson Design

Maths Recall Starter: Low-stakes retrieval of prior learning to strengthen long-term memory.
Pre-requisite Check: Secure foundational knowledge before introducing new concepts.
Explicit Teaching: Short, clear steps with modelled examples and predicted misconceptions addressed upfront.
Guided Practice: Collaborative or independent tasks using carefully chosen examples.
Use of Manipulatives: Concrete resources (e.g., dienes, counters) followed by pictorial and abstract representations.
Assessment and Feedback: In-the-moment feedback and oral corrections to address misconceptions immediately.

Curriculum Impact

Pupil voice and work evidence show strong engagement, enjoyment, and retention of learning. Students use subject-specific vocabulary confidently and produce high-quality, age-appropriate work. Children complete end of unit assessments and end of term assessments.