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Abbey Hulton Primary School

• Calculation Policy

At Abbey Hulton Primary we have looked closely at the progression of skills in mathematics starting from the children beginning at the school in Nursery and moving through the school up to year 6. As a result, we have created a new calculation policy that focuses on using the concrete, pictorial and abstract approach and allows each year to build on the skills taught in the previous year.

This policy includes key vocabulary to be taught as well as the key skills to be taught. The calculation policy is used alongside our long term plan that is based on the White Rose long term plans. Each teacher is able to use the calculation policy and long term plans to tailor lessons that are suitable and engaging for their class. We have recently purchased new equipment to use in each class to allow a mastery approach.

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Forest Park Primary School

At Forest Park we have developed our pedagogical understanding that underpins the mastery approach to maths. Using a variety of resources, we have designed our curriculum based upon the needs of our children. Teachers plan small steps of learning from children’s starting points and, alongside the use of the CPA (concrete, pictorial and abstract) model, ensure key concepts are secure and deeply understood. Teachers knowledge of variation provides challenge for all, whilst developing pupil’s fluency, reasoning and problem solving skills.

Kemball School

• Numicon

We pride ourselves in being an Advocate School for Numicon. Numicon is a teaching resource designed to help children visualise numbers. From this visual picture they can see how we can add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers and see the relationships between these. The different coloured Numicon shapes represent different numbers. Numicon is multi-sensory, children can touch as well as see the numbers. Kemball hosts three open mornings a year as part of the advocate programme, facilitated by the Oxford University Press. Observations of lessons can also be arranged to observe multi-sensory approaches and share good practice.

Oakhill Primary School

• Maths Mastery

Our long term maths curriculum is based on the White Rose long term plans, which have been carefully adapted to the needs of the children in our school. We use resources made in-house and from a variety of publishers to ensure that children are challenged and exposed to a variety of fluency, problem solving and reasoning questions on a daily basis.

To support children’s understanding across the maths curriculum, and in particular in number, we have a large range of physical mathematical resources to support children to ensure that the concrete, pictorial and abstract methodology is implemented effectively to support and extend pupils’ learning. Arithmetic sessions are completed daily to help aid children’s fluency in calculation.

St Mark’s CE Primary School and Etruscan Primary School

• Singaporean Mathematics

Both Etruscan and St Mark’s follow a Singaporean mathematical approach from years 1 to 5 using the Maths No Problem scheme of work. Singaporean maths is a mastery approach to the teaching

of mathematics and is at the forefront of current mathematical research and attainment. Singaporean mathematics use concrete, pictorial and abstract techniques to help children to understand and internalise the mathematical operations they are using, securing their understanding of a problem and develop their individual reasoning skills.

• Assertive Mentoring

Alongside Singaporean Mathematics, all children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 are assessed and taught using the Assertive Mentoring system. The key concept of this system is to identify and close the gaps in children’s knowledge. The system develops mathematical fluency and deepens children’s understanding of key concepts.