Maths
Mathematics is an important, creative and highly interconnected discipline, that helps us to understand and change the world. At Whiteways, our mathematics curriculum is designed to develop children who are confident, agile mathematicians. We foster positive attitudes to learning as we believe all children can achieve in mathematics. Engaging lessons teach for secure and deep understanding of mathematical concepts through manageable steps. We use mistakes and misconceptions as an essential part of learning and provide challenge through rich and sophisticated problems.
We have carefully crafted the teaching of mathematical knowledge, through small, interrelated steps, ensuring secure understanding of mathematical structures that allow for deep connections to be made. We have done this, by adopting the White Rose Maths Schemes of Learning.
Through careful monitoring we ensure:
– A strong focus on essential number knowledge and mathematical language allows children to become fluent and flexible problem solvers.
-This knowledge is challenged and strengthened by opportunities to reason threaded throughout lessons.
-We do this because it is vital to be numerate in order to participate fully in society and thinking mathematically is life-enriching.
-Our curriculum is sequenced in line with the EYFS Statutory Framework (2020), Development Matters (2020) and the National Curriculum for Mathematics (2013).
We intend for all pupils to:
– Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics so that they develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately;
– Be able to solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of problems with increasing sophistication, including in unfamiliar contexts and to model real-life scenarios;
– Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry and develop and present a justification, argument or proof using mathematical language;
– Have an appreciation of number and number operations, which enables mental calculations and written procedures to be performed efficiently, fluently and accurately to be successful in mathematics.
“Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education that gives our children the very best chance of succeeding in life.”
Cascade MAT