Maths

Intent

At Aston by Sutton, we believe mathematics is an important part of children’s development throughout school, right from an early age

We intend on delivering a curriculum which:

Allows children to be a part of creative and engaging lessons that will give them a range of opportunities to EXPLORE mathematics following a mastery curriculum approach

Gives each pupil a chance to BELIEVE in themselves as mathematicians and develop the power of resilience and perseverance when faced with mathematical challenges

Recognises that mathematics underpins much of our daily lives and therefore is of paramount importance in order that children ASPIRE and become successful in the next stages of their learning

Engages all children and entitles them to the same quality of teaching and learning opportunities, striving to ACHIEVE their potential, as they belong to our school community

Makes rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems

Provides equal opportunities for children to apply their mathematical knowledge to other subjects (cross-curricular links)

Is in line with the expectations in the National Curriculum 2014

Implementation

Our mastery approach to the curriculum is designed to develop children's knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts from the Early Years through to the end of Y6. We use Maths No Problem as our whole school scheme.

Teaching and Learning, Content and Sequence

In school, we follow the National Curriculum and use White Rose as a guide to support teachers with their planning and assessment

The calculation policy is used within school to ensure a consistent approach to teaching the four operations over time

Children are taught through clear modelling and have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts. The mastery approach incorporates using objects, pictures, words and numbers to help children explore and demonstrate mathematical ideas, enrich their learning experience and deepen understanding at all levels.

Children are clear as to what the objective is for the lesson through objective stickers.

Regular reasoning and problem solving are integral to the activities children are given to develop their mathematical thinking

Resources are readily available to assist demonstration of securing a conceptual understanding of the different skills appropriate for each year group

Children are encouraged to explore, apply and evaluate their understanding through self-assessment.

A love of maths is encouraged throughout school via links with others subjects, applying an ever-growing range of skills with growing independence

Children with additional needs are included in whole class lessons and teachers provide scaffolding and relevant support as necessary. For those children who are working outside of the year group curriculum, individual learning activities are provided to ensure their progress.

Leadership, Assessment and Feedback

Assessment informs the teaching and learning sequence, and children work on the objectives they are assessed as being at, with fluid boosting available within a ‘keep up not catch up’ culture.

Feedback is given in line with our feedback policy. Formative assessment within every lesson helps teachers to identify the children who need more support to achieve the intended outcome and who are ready for greater stretch and challenge through planned questioning or additional activities.

In order to support teacher judgments, children are assessed using NFER tests in line with the National Curriculum for maths. Gap analysis of any tests that the children complete is undertaken and fed into future planning.

Summative assessments are completed three times a year and reported to parents in the end of year report

The maths leader has a clear role and overall responsibility for the progress of all children in maths throughout school.

Impact

Children demonstrate a quick recall of facts and procedures. This includes the recollection of times tables.

Children show confidence in believing that they will achieve.

Each child achieves the objectives (expected standard) for the year group.

The flexibility and fluidity to move between different contexts and representations of maths.

The chance to develop the ability to recognise relationships and make connections in maths lessons.

Mathematical concepts or skills are mastered with children showing it in multiple ways, using the mathematical language to explain their ideas, and independently applying  the concept to new problems in unfamiliar situations.

Children show a high level of pride in the presentation and understanding of the work

Respect – Inspire – Achieve

Through Maths all of our learners have the opportunity to reflect our Values of Respect – Inspire – Achieve by

Respect - We respect other people's methods and opinions in discussions, we respect that learning is a journey and we won't always get it right first time.

Inspire - We are inspired by our work, we inspire others by sharing our methods and ideas with them, we take on challenges and are positive about our learning.

Achieve - We push ourselves to achieve the very best that we can, we strive to achieve more over time in arithmetic papers, times tables, number bond knowledge.

Parent videos

Brilliant videos that briefly explain the fundamental idea behind the Maths No Problem! scheme, plus details of how to calculate for some of the basic number operations. A must-watch!! Click on this link:

https://mathsnoproblem.com/en/parent-videos

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