Maths

Intent

At Hatch Warren Infant school we want children to leave us being confident in the five main elements of Mastery: representation and structure, coherence, variation, mathematical thinking and fluency.  We want to instill confidence into our children so they can accurately and confidently answer questions and talk about their mathematics to show their understanding. We want to give children the language to confidently explain their thinking and to be creative when solving problems. This is underpinned by high expectations of all; where all children move through the curriculum at broadly the same pace; high quality modelling and reinforced ambitious vocabulary. The children are introduced to a wide variety of models, methods and equipment so they can become independent to support themselves in their own chosen way.

Implementation 

In order to achieve this we use the following documents to support our planning;

NCETM: https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/50639

Teachers will continue to use the NCETM PD materials to help provide quality CPD to help expose the structures of the maths to then help support children to learn and break down the maths appropriately.

Mastery Document: We use the Mastery Documents to support our resources in KS1.

Numberblocks: Numberblocks are used to help support the early concepts of maths.

I See Reasoning: we use this high-quality resource to help drip feed in reasoning examples within lessons.

White Rose: https://whiterosemaths.com/resources?year=year-1-new#filters 

We use some aspect of White Rose in our curriculum.

Dip and Pick cards / Thinking Tom:  We use these for problem solving and reasoning.

Impact

EYFS

• Pupils enjoy Maths and show resilience when faced with a challenge.
• Pupils are able to confidently articulate their understanding of mathematics and will talk enthusiastically about solving problems.
• Pupils are able to make links in their learning.
• Pupils have opportunities to experience a practical approach to Maths using a range of resources and outdoor opportunities where possible.
• Pupils are engaged in their learning and make significant progress.

Key Stage 1

• Pupil voice: Pupils will be able to confidently articulate their understanding of mathematics and will talk enthusiastically about solving problems.
• Evidence in knowledge: Children will be able to make links in their learning.
• Evidence in skills: Children will be taught progressively at a pace appropriate to each individual child. Teachers subject knowledge will ensure that children’s learning is closely matched to the Early Learning Goals and National curriculum objectives with a focus on depth not breadth.
• Pupils have opportunities to experience a practical approach to Maths using a range of resources and outdoor opportunities where possible.
• Pupils enjoy Maths and show resilience when faced with a challenge.
• Pupils are engaged in their learning and make significant progress.
• Outcomes: At the end of each year we expect the children to achieve the Age Related Expectations for their year group. Some will have progressed further and reached  greater depth whilst others will still be working towards. These children will receive interventions to help consolidate and plug gaps