The aim of the mathematics curriculum at Shirley Manor Primary Academy is to provide an ambitious, connected curriculum which develops independent, inquisitive, enquiring and confident mathematicians.
We aim to provide a motivating and inspiring mathematical environment for all our children, from nursery through to Year 6. With the use of a wide range of resources, we aim for the children to become fluent in the fundamentals of maths, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that they develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge accurately.
How we teach Mathematics
The Mathematics curriculum is underpinned by the aim of providing our children with opportunities to become fluent in concepts, to reason and to problem solve. They do this by using concrete, pictorial and abstract methods. For years 1 to 6, we follow the small steps laid out in the White Rose Maths Hub scheme of work, which is fully aligned to the National Curriculum. For Reception and Nursery, we follow the small steps set out in the Mastering Number Programme from the NCETM to meet the aims of Development Matters. This is supplemented with planning and activities from the White Rose Maths Hub Scheme.
The teaching of counting, mental strategies and times tables are at the heart of our Mathematics teaching and underpin much of the learning throughout school.
Calculation Policy
Calculation Polciy
Reception Calculation Policy
Long Term Planning
Maths Long Term Overview
Maths Must Knows
Below: a selection of the Must Knows that we provide for each year group, for each maths unit covered. These Must Knows are designed to be used at home by parents as part of homework and revision and in school to supplement work in lessons and to recap previous learning. We want every pupil to be able to recall the facts given and practise the methods taught. These are carefully structured so that knowledge and vocabulary are sequenced and built upon over time. We are confident that these Must Knows will help our children to develop and retain key knowledge on a wide range of topics and will significantly improve their vocabulary.
Cultural Capital in Maths
‘It is the essential knowledge that pupils need to be educated citizens, introducing them to the best that has been thought and said and helping to engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement.’
Ofsted School Inspection Handbook 2019
Cultural Capital, as part of a child’s personal development, is something we are passionate about at Shirley Manor Primary Academy. Mathematics is a topic that lends itself well to real life situations as we use maths all the time throughout our lives. To build wider interest in Mathematics, we hold regular inter school times tables and maths challenge competitions within our trust. We also look at real-life applications of Mathematics during lessons, such as: calculating with money, reading timetables, measuring and links with computing such as programming and pattern.
Children at Shirley Manor are rewarded for the great effort they put into their Mathematical learning. Weekly and termly awards shared with the school and parents during Celebration Assembly and are aimed at the children who are making the most progress from their own starting point, wherever this might be.
Multiplication Check
From June 2020, Year Four children will complete a statutory times table check. This check is an online test in which pupils are asked to answer 25 questions on times tables from 2X to 12X. They are given 6 seconds per question, with 3 seconds rest between each question.
The websites below are a useful tool for children to practise as they mimic the actual test they will sit in June.
https://tt.serveweb.co.uk/quiz
https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Each child also has a Times Tables Rock Star account where they have personalised times tables assigned to them by their teacher.
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/876