Maths Subject Lead - Sophie Dundas

sophiedundas@boringdon.plymouth.sch.uk

Boringdon Primary School Maths Statement

We believe in the excitement and wonder of the mathematical world. Maths is a language that is international and allows learners to explore and ask questions. Our aim is for all learners to think mathematically, which will allow them to develop reasoning, problem-solving and enquiry skills in a range of contexts. Our vision is for all learners to deepen their understanding of mathematics by teaching through a Mastery approach, a mastery approach. This ensures learners fully understand what they are learning and unlocks the mathematical structure of what is being taught by working through the concrete, pictorial and abstract stages of maths in small sequential steps. We believe that our learners should leave as confident, skilled and resilient mathematicians who understand that mathematics is a fundamental part of everyday life and the world we live in.

Our learners will thrive upon the challenges that mathematics brings and not be afraid to make mistakes.

It is our intent for our learners to ‘Calculate and Not Count’.

Intent: At Boringdon Primary School, it is our intent for our learners to be able to solve problems instead of memorising solutions and be able to make links, connections and provide rich explanations, rather than simply repeat facts, numbers or methods.

It is our intent that our mathematics curriculum:

· Allows children to be a part of creative and engaging lessons that will give them a range of opportunities to explore mathematics following a mastery curriculum approach.

· Gives each pupil a chance to believe in themselves as mathematicians and develop the power of resilience and perseverance when faced with mathematical challenges.

· Recognises that mathematics underpins much of our daily lives and therefore is of paramount importance in order that children aspire and become successful in the next stages of their learning.

· Engages all children and entitles them to the same quality of teaching and learning opportunities, striving to achieve their potential, as they belong to our school community.

· Makes rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems.

· Provides equal opportunities for children to apply their mathematical knowledge to other subjects (cross-curricular links).

· Is in line with the expectations in the National Curriculum 2014.

Implementation: At Boringdon Primary School, we have adopted the Power Maths scheme of learning to ensure consistent coverage of the National Curriculum. Power Maths is an exciting and inspiring mastery approach, which has been recommended by the Department for Education. Every Power Maths lesson follows the same structure ensuring a consistent approach to the delivery of Power Maths at our school. Each lesson starts with a retrieval quiz, followed by a discover task which presents maths in real life contexts. Children then unpick the concepts through a I do, We do, You do approach. Oracy is encouraged throughout using peer talk and sentence stems.

In order to develop fluency of number facts, every year group has an identified ‘Must Have’ each term. These Must Haves are embedded within daily retrieval practice to support children in becoming fluent mathematicians. Allowing them to problem solve and reasoning. Fluency is also developed through Mastering Number, Numbots and Times Table Rock Stars.

Impact: Children across the school have positive attitudes towards their learning in maths and make good progress; they enjoy maths lessons and become confident, successful learners who achieve regardless of their starting points. Teachers will use a range of formative and summative assessment in maths to assess the children’s understanding and what they need to do next. During the lesson, through live marking, questioning and tasks, teachers will check that the children have understood the concept and can apply it to different question types. The teachers and teaching assistants will assess the pupils’ achievements against the Learning Objective. Throughout the year, teachers will revisit concepts they have already covered using the ‘Fluent in 5’, which will support the children’s retrieval skills. The children will practise key skills and concepts through different topics and at the end of each term, the children will complete PUMA testing and practise SATs style assessments in Year 2 and 6. These test results, along with the work and assessment from the term, will inform teacher assessment against the National Curriculum objectives.