At Noak Bridge Primary school, we aim to ensure that all children:
We teach maths through:
In Key Stage 1, children use practical resources and pictorial representations to support and embed their learning. Emphasis is placed on counting, number recognition, place value and calculating. Key number facts, which are vital for the mathematics taught in Key Stage 2, are learned, recalled and embedded through varied and frequent practice.
In Key Stage 2, pictorial representations and practical resources are used alongside abstract methods to support and aid learning. In early Key stage 2, key facts from Key Stage 1 are recalled and developed, with gaps in learning addressed immediately. Across the key stage, varied activities are used to ensure children’s learning is embedded and can be applied in a variety of different contexts. Problem solving activities are important to assess children’s secure number knowledge.
Throughout both Key stages, Numicon, Dienes and place value counters are used to support children’s mathematical understanding.
When appropriate, across the school, children are encouraged to choose their level of work and challenge themselves accordingly using varying levels of ‘Chilli’ challenges. Problem solving activities, reasoning questions and investigations are used to develop all children’s’ deeper understanding of the topic that they are being taught.
National Curriculum purpose of study
Mathematics is a creative and highly interconnected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
Aims
The national curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils: