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Newbold and Tredington C of E Primary School & Day Nursery

Newbold and Tredington

C of E Primary School and Day Nursery

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Maths

Maths

How is maths delivered at Newbold and Tredington?

At Newbold and Tredington, all our teachers share a desire to instil an investigative and explorative approach to mathematics. We strive to motivate, develop and maintain children's love of maths all the way through their school journey.

To ensure we are covering the demands of the national curriculum, we take a Teaching for Mastery approach which follows the 5 Big Ideas from the NCETM: Fluency, Representation & Structure, Variation, Mathematical Thinking and Coherence.

This means that we deliver concepts broken down into small steps to make the learning accessible for all. We use carefully chosen representations to expose the mathematics being taught so that children can visualise a concept. To be able to do this efficiently, children need to be fluent in their number facts and be able to apply them confidently. We ensure that children are exposed to a variety of ways of approaching a concept so that they begin to identify what remains the same and what is different. This helps them to pay attention to the structure being taught.

By teaching through a series of small steps, the children can identify the slight variations from lesson to lesson whilst consolidating what remains the same each time. Having opportunities planned in for discussion with partners and small groups allows children to develop and articulate their mathematical thinking to consolidate their learning. 

Years 1-6:

The school follows a two-year rolling programme of units taken from the NCETM Curriculum materials, delivered using the Oak National Academy resources. These units and resources are adapted by teachers to ensure the learning is personalised for our children.

  • Years 1 and 2 are taught separately due to the different demands of each years’ curriculum and so are therefore both following a one year programme. However, Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 are taught on a two-year sequence.
  • Children’s fluency is addressed through daily Fast Fact sessions for Key Stage 2, while Year 1 and 2 participate in Mastering Number sessions.

In addition, the children use Times Table Rockstars as additional independent learning that can be done both in school and at home.

As a school, we prepare our children for future challenges by becoming confident and resilient mathematicians.

Newbold and Tredington Primary School resolve to make mathematics fun, engaging and inclusive for all our pupils.