Handwritin

At St Richard’s we want the children to be proud of all they do; this is reflected in our high quality, purposeful classroom environments and wider school surroundings.

Teachers model handwriting and children have opportunities to practice this in discrete handwriting sessions. When teaching handwriting discreetly, teachers follow the Teach Handwriting Programme which has been developed to provide a whole school differentiated, holistic approach. Presentation is driven through positive reinforcement and high expectations across the curriculum.

Maths

At St Richard’s, we use a mastery curriculum which is delivered using the White Rose Maths Hub. We have adapted our mathematics teaching in order to cater to the needs of our learners due to the recent pandemic. This has been done through subsidising our current scheme with the Curriculum Proritisation scheme which has been developed by the National Centre of Excellence in the Teaching of Maths. Following their guidance and guidance from the DFE, we focus on a few core concepts which we believe to be key stepping stones and prerequisite, helping pupils to progress to their next stage in maths