St James Church
School
Maths
Our Maths Intent
Intent
At St James Church School we aim to develop children as confident mathematicians, who have the ability to apply their learning in context and develop a love of the subject.
Curriculum
At St James, we use the White Rose scheme of learning to structure our Maths teaching and curriculum progression.
We use the long term overviews to guide our planning process and always adapt our planning to suit the needs of the learners in the class to develop fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills as well as addressing any misconceptions.
To ensure the children's understanding of key mathematical concepts is fully developed and supported we follow a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach to our Calculation Policy.
We also recognise the importance of children developing strong mental maths skills and we use a structured approach throughout the nursery and school.
Phonics of Maths
We use a separate 15 minute session of Maths throughout the week to aid mental calculation and support mathematical progress.
In Reception and KS1 we follow the 'Mastering Number' approach to consolidate our understanding of number and embed the building blocks of Maths .
This is built on throughout KS2 in our Phonics of Maths sessions to consolidate our understanding of mathematical concepts using step counting and a structured approach to times tables.
Maths Frame - Lots of free games to support Maths
Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)
Times Tables (Y2 onwards)
Times Tables are an extremely important element of Mathematics . Children experience step counting from Year 1 onwards and are formally introduced to times tables in Year 2. By the end of Year 4 all children need to be able to recall their times tables up to 12 x 12 and will put their skills to the test in the MTC check.
We use a variety of methods to support and track progress of the children's rapid recall of multiplication and division facts . Using Step Counting and Times Table booklets to support recall and understanding throughout years 3, 4 and 5, consolidating key skills and facts in year 6 using Numeracy Ninjas.
Maths Planning
eyfs mathematics progression.pdf