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Mathematics
A love for learning is at the heart of the Shade Primary School.
We are respectful, we are responsible, we are resilient,
we are reflective and we are ready to learn.At The Shade Primary School, we believe that an exciting and progressive Mathematics curriculum, carefully planned through small steps, will give our children the best opportunity to become confident, numerate and successful mathematicians ready to dive deeper.
Philosophy
Our aim is for all children to master learning skills that bring a love of learning, achievement, confidence and independence, in order for them to be the designers of their future. We will work with our partners to learn, develop and improve. The Shade and its community will encourage a caring and respectful attitude, take pride in our roots and celebrate our successes.
In maths, we aim to give children an opportunity to explore and enjoy with confidence. Lessons include problem-solving approaches to encourage pupils’ deeper-level thinking and understanding.
Aims
Our aim for mathematics is to ensure that all pupils:
- Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
- Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language.
- Can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
The Essence of Teaching Mathematics for Mastery
At The Shade Primary School we adopt a Teaching for Mastery approach in Mathematics. The underpinning principles are:
- Mathematics teaching for mastery assumes everyone can learn and enjoy mathematics.
- Mathematical learning behaviours are developed such that pupils focus and engage fully as learners who reason and seek to make connections.
- Teachers continually develop their specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, working collaboratively to refine and improve their teaching.
- Curriculum design ensures a coherent and detailed sequence of essential content to support sustained progression over time.
Key Instant Recall Facts
Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) support the development of mental skills and methods. To help support children’s fluency in Maths, we ask them to learn key facts. These include number bonds and times tables.
Key number facts are learnt to automaticity, and other key mathematical facts are learned deeply and practised regularly, to avoid cognitive overload in working memory and enable pupils to focus on new learning.
At the start of each half term, children will be given a KIRF that is appropriate for their year group and matches age appropriate expectations. This will form a core aspect of their mathematics homework for the half term - along with examples and ideas to support learning.
Teachers assess times tables and number bonds fortnightly to ensure children are making progress with their KIRFs and offer support and extension accordingly.
Long Term Plan