Maths Curriculum
Maths Vision Statement
What do we aim to achieve?
Mathematics is imperative to everyday life and our aim at Ash Hill is to develop, nurture and create a lifelong and positive relationship with mathematical concepts. Through teaching a ‘Mastery approach’ all children are challenged to excel in Maths, regardless of their background or starting point. By using concrete (manipulatives), pictorial and abstract representations, all pupils experience hands-on learning, when tackling new mathematical concepts to support a methodical approach to developing their understanding. This also enables children’s learning to be embedded and allows them to make connections between differing maths topics. Children will be fluent in arithmetic and other core maths skills which they will practise regularly and be able to apply across the curriculum.
How do we achieve it?
Maths lessons are taught daily and follow the 2014 National Curriculum. At Ash Hill we use teaching materials, designed by White Rose Education. Topics are taught in discrete units allowing children time to secure and practise their understanding of each concept. Lessons are progressive with small steps to build on learning from previous days or previous units. For example, whilst Year 1 will be learning about numbers up to 10, in Year 2 this will be numbers up to 100 and in Year 3 numbers up to 1000. Arithmetic skills are also constantly being developed through early morning activities and retrieval activities such as ‘Flashback’ tasks. Regular practise also occurs via Numbots, White Rose Minute Maths and TTRockstars. Children are also encouraged to secure their arithmetic skills further through regular practise at home. Small group or one-to-one work is also used to consolidate children’s knowledge and understanding.
How do we know that pupils are succeeding?
Pupils will demonstrate their mastery of maths in a variety of ways:
They will be able to explain a concept or idea in multiple ways using appropriate mathematical language.
They will be able to make connections across a range of topics.
They will have a rapid recall of number facts including times tables.
Pupils will also:
Demonstrate a positive attitude to their maths learning because they view maths as an exciting and enjoyable subject.
Understand and be able to explain their areas of strength and areas for development.
Demonstrate resilience and a ‘have a go’ attitude to their maths learning
Know that maths is a key life skill that they will use in many areas of their daily life.
Maths Core Elements
The Core Elements of our Maths Curriculum are below. These are what we value for the children at Ash Hill Primary and what we want the children to be able to do by the end of the Primary phase.
maths core elements 2024 2025.pdf