KS1 - KS2 Bishop Martin Maths Overview

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KS1-KS2 Maths Objective Overview

2019-20

Our Maths Promise Here at Bishop Martin we aim to give our children the confidence to achieve mathematically, in the hope that we enhance their chances of success in later life. Through the use of our current programme of study, ‘Maths – No Problem!’ children build on a range of strategies and approaches towards maths as they progress through school, they see a real reason for maths and are prepared for future education and life. All children are encouraged to develop independence and show the skills of perseverance and resilience, they are encouraged to develop and show perseverance and resilience in daily lessons. The staff at Bishop Martin work to foster a life-long love of maths through a rich, purposeful and rigorous experience within a structured planning format that follows sequenced lessons which are coherently planned and build upon prior learning and vocabulary. All children are challenged and are exposed to an element of mastery within their maths lessons, children are taken out of their comfort zone on a daily basis and are encouraged to verbalise their thought process by explaining their process and methods. Times tables are given a high priority throughout school through ‘Times Table Rockstar’ and other interactive apps. Our enthusiasm and approach leads to engaging, varied and relevant maths experience for all children here at Bishop Martin.

Overarching Aims: The aim of this curriculum is to ensure that all pupils:   

become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions

Age-related expectations: The expectation is that the majority of pupils will be working on age related objectives. However, decisions about when to progress should always be based on the security of pupils’ understanding and their readiness to progress to the next stage. Pupils who grasp concepts rapidly should be challenged through being offered rich and sophisticated problems before any acceleration through new content. Those who are not sufficiently fluent with earlier material should consolidate their understanding, including through additional practice, before moving on. Information and communication technology (ICT):


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