Our Maths Curriculum
At Red Rose Primary School we believe Maths is a beautiful and awe-inspiring subject which has the ability to excite, empower and amaze. We want all children to think deeply about Maths, use their numerical skills to problem solve, develop conceptual understanding and communicate their ideas confidently.
We want our children to:
- 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.
- have a broad range of skills in using and applying mathematics, including formal written methods and have the ability to show initiative in solving problems in a wide range of contexts, including the new or unusual;
- have a deep conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts and be flexible and resourceful problem solvers
At Red Rose Primary School, we teach maths using a mastery approach. Our classes are grouped in year groups and based on the child’s individual need. Basic maths skills and arithmetic form part of our daily practice across the school. This work is carried out as quick rapid recall at the beginning of each maths lesson. Maths lessons are designed to form a sequence of learning that builds upon prior knowledge, recaps and revisits previously taught concepts and continues to develop crucial skills. We follow the National Curriculum and support our mastery approach with guidance from the White Rose Maths Hub and other mastery resources in our teaching.
It is important for children to develop their fluency skills through different variation and representations, thus allowing them to problem solve and reason with their thinking. Children are exposed to real life maths problems which are incorporated into each unit of work and through our character education programme Commando Joe’s. Our children problem solve using NRICH problems and challenges from NCETM to develop their reasoning and problem solving skills, helping to develop resilience with challenges.