Maths is all about making connections, recognising patterns and developing number sense. For example, if I know 1 + 9 = 10 then I also know 10 + 90 = 100 and that 100+ 900 = 1000. We encourage children to say what they see, discuss patterns; so that they have a ‘feel’ for number, use numbers flexibly, select strategies, think about numbers and generally have number sense useful for solving problems. To help your child develop number sense at home, please see the suggestions and resources available below. (How to support your child at home).

At school we create carefully crafted continuums of skills to progressively teach children the fundamental skills of mathematics. We follow the White Rose Hub sequence of teaching fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills and increasingly allow them to apply their new learning in a range of contexts. Please see below.

We also use the concrete, pictorial, abstract (CPA) approach to teaching maths, which helps children to build it, physically manipulate it, draw it and eventually visualize it without the need for equipment. This is a highly effective approach to teaching that develops a deep and sustainable understanding of maths.

We have seen the important role that technology can play in consolidating children's understanding; therefore, we have invested in a number of educational apps that children access regularly in lessons, during intervention time and at home. These apps, such as TTR Rockstars, Numbots, IXL, Maths Shed and Century Tech, allow teachers to meet the individual needs of our pupils so that they can cosolidate their understanding and feel more confident about their learning.