Maths
Subject Leader: Miss G Mason
'Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers'
Shakuntala Devi
Intent
F: Feed your mind
Mathematics is all around us and helps us make sense of the world we live in. We encourage our children to feed their minds by exploring mathematical ideas, patterns and connections, developing curiosity and a love of learning through discovery and challenge.
A: Achieve your best
We aim to provide all children with the skills, understanding and confidence to become successful mathematicians. By developing fluency and accuracy, our pupils are able to rapidly recall and apply number facts and strategies to a wide range of problems.
M: Make a difference
Mathematics equips children with essential life skills they can use across the curriculum and in everyday life. By building strong problem-solving and reasoning skills, we empower our pupils to make a difference in the world around them.
I: Imagine the impossible
We encourage our children to think creatively, to explore, and to imagine the impossible through mathematical reasoning. By asking questions, testing ideas and finding new ways to solve problems, our pupils grow in confidence as independent thinkers.
L: Live our values
Through a positive and enthusiastic approach to maths, we nurture perseverance, curiosity, and resilience. Our pupils learn that mistakes are part of the journey and that effort and reflection help them grow as learners and as individuals.
Y: You are loved
Every child is valued, supported, and encouraged to believe in themselves as mathematicians. We celebrate each pupil’s achievements, helping them to develop confidence and a lifelong appreciation of the beauty and importance of mathematics.
Implementation
Using our Key Lenses and Big Questions, Maths at SAB revisits our key Threads (number, statistics, measure, geometry) throughout every phases, ensuring that substantive & disciplinary knowledge is progressively sequenced for each of our core Concepts (fluency, variation, mathematical thinking, representation & structure, coherence) so that children know more, remember more and make meaningful connections across their primary school journey.
Teaching is delivered through our six Core Components (Oracy, Retrieval, Modelling, Active Engagement, Progress for all, Feedback) where we provide children with multiple enrichment experiences, including experiences to talk to professionals in fields relevant to the Thread and context being studied.
Lenses: Action & Consequence, Change & Continuity, Significance, Similarities & Differences, Environmental & Sustainable Citizenships, Spirituality
Threads: Number, Statistics, Measure, Geometry
Concepts: Fluency, Variation, Mathematical thinking, Representation & structure, Coherence
Impact
Curriculum for L.I.F.E
L: Love of Learning
Our maths curriculum supports the growth mindset of children so they are confident to ‘have a go’ knowing that part of the process is making mistakes and trying different strategies.
I: Inspired
We give our children the experiences and confidence to choose resources, visual representations and apply a range of strategies to their independent learning so that they are flexible in their thinking.
F: Flourished
By the end Year 6 the children will be fluent in their recall and application of number facts. Children will to be able to apply their reasoning and explain their mathematical thinking using the correct vocabulary. They will have the knowledge and skills that they will be able to apply in their ongoing journey to secondary school and in their life outside school.
E: Enriched
Learning is enriched through hands-on experiences using the outside environment and cross curricular activities to engage children and develop problem-solving skills through purposeful projects.
Organisation & Sequencing
Mastery
