Maths is taught daily following the White Rose mastery schemes of learning. We have adapted the schemes in order to ensure all teachers have a solid understanding of children’s prior learning and how our curriculum progresses.
Our vision is for children to understand maths in relation to everyday life. To be fluent in key mathematical concepts, make connections between different areas of learning and articulate their understanding. We believe that all children can achieve and aim to provide all children with the chance to practise their fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills. We want all children to be confident in maths and approach challenge with a growth mindset.
Our aim at ACE is to provide a balanced and progressive mastery curriculum which develops an understanding of maths in every day life. Children are encouraged to use mathematical vocabulary to talk about concepts and demonstrate their understanding. Lessons include opportunities to see different representations and the chance to embed concepts through the use of concrete, pictorial and abstract approaches. We want all children to be confident in maths and approach challenge with a growth mindset. We believe that all children can achieve and aim to provide all children with the chance to practise their fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Mastery is when children have strong foundations that are built upon each year and ensures connections between different areas of maths and real-life situations. Children work on the same topic at broadly the same pace and quick intervention is provided for those who need it. Children are fluent in mathematical concepts but have not just memorised facts and methods but can explain these and apply them to unfamiliar situations.
At ACE we follow White Rose Maths which provides a progressive and consistent curriculum across the school. This is designed to develop children’s confidence in knowledge and understanding mathematical concepts through small steps. It provides an overview and sequence of blocks to be taught, as well as assessments for each block and term.
We have a calculation policy which provides a consistent approach to teaching the four operations through a concrete, pictorial and abstract approach. It provides the language and vocabulary that should be used and includes the National Curriculum requirements for each year group to ensure progression.
Lessons have a structure that is followed throughout the school:
In all lessons there is a real-life context and a challenge or extension task where appropriate. This provides the children with a purpose for their learning and stretches their thinking.
This approach is to ensure all children are provided with the same opportunities through out the school and ensures the children have access to a mastery curriculum.
At ACE we use the © symbol to represent challenge, this is used during lessons as well as in marking and feedback.
The lesson structure at ACE provides all children with the opportunity to practice their fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills where the whole class move broadly at the same place. Each child works their way through a three-part task involving each of these. Differentiation is provided by:
During lessons teachers ensure that verbal feedback is given and that children are targeted for support or further challenge. This ensures that quick intervention during lessons will help to keep the class, moving at broadly the same pace.
Children receive written feedback as well as © questions to extend their learning and provide them with challenge.
Children self-asses through either ticking a face that resembles how they feel about their learning and writing a reflective comment once a week.
The impact of our curriculum can be seen through:
Maths mastery leaflet (to follow)
Mathematics is an interconnected subject in which pupils need to be able to move fluently between representations of mathematical ideas. The programmes of study are, by necessity, organised into apparently distinct domains, but pupils should make rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems. They should also apply their mathematical knowledge to science and other subjects.
The National Curriculum for Mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils:
Progression in Calculation Policy
Progression in Mathematical Vocabulary Policy
Fluency of Number and Place Value is key in accessing other areas of maths such as fractions and shape, space and measure. To support your child at home you can encourage the use of Times Tables Rockatars and Numbots. Each child has an individual login.
Times Tables Rockstars is aimed at junior children as it is focused on learning timetable facts and being able to recall them quickly.
Numbots is aimed at infant children as it is focused on learning place value and number facts.
Both of these allow the children a chance to see their progress and earn certificates for their achievements.
Children’s Guide Video
Parent/Carer Guide Video
TTRockstars Parent/Carer Guide
Children’s Introduction Video
Parent/Carer Introduction Video