Maths at Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Intent

• Deliver a high-quality maths education that fosters children’s curiosity and promotes a love of maths.
• Enable children to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics.
• Provide opportunities for children to develop an ability to solve problems, reason, think logically, make connections and to work systematically and accurately.
• Equip all children with the life skills they need to be able to flourish in the real world.

Implementation

• Daily lessons are taught, in all year groups, using White Rose Maths resources.
• White Rose Maths resources and Numberblocks are used in EYFS.
• Learning is broken down into small steps and interventions are quickly put in place to ensure ‘no child falls behind’.
• Daily simmering skills allow children to practise and consolidate previously taught skills and procedures.
• Mastering Number is used in Key Stage 1 to teach fluency in number facts.
• Manipulatives are used in lessons to support learning.
• Children continue their learning in maths at home using Times Table Rock Stars and Maths Shed.
• ‘Working walls’ provide key information, key vocabulary and modelled examples.

Impact

We strive to ensure that children leave Holy Family being able to:

• Understand the importance of maths in everyday life.
• Fluently recall key number facts and times tables.
• Make connections between mathematical concepts.
• Show resilience when solving problems.
• Reason mathematically and explain their thinking.