Implementation
Implementation of our Maths Curriculum
- A coherently sequenced maths curriculum allows pupils to build on prior mathematical knowledge and make connections to their learning.
- Our long-term plan is based on the School Improvement Liverpool Maths Plans which provide an overview of the coverage of objectives and topics in each year group.
- We use White Rose Maths for our medium-term planning which ensures that core knowledge is sequenced coherently within and across year groups.
- To ensure we meet the needs of all pupils in mathematics, we adapt and review our planning daily. We also use NCETM, Nrich, I see reasoning and I see problem solving to assist in our delivery of the mathematics curriculum.
- The pedagogy of our teaching sequence is underpinned by a concrete, pictorial and abstract approach to learning.
- Representations and structures allow pupils to make connections between their learning.
- Teachers use variation to offer concepts in more than one way and to sequence learning, drawing attention to mathematical relationships.
- High quality individual and whole class feedback is used to address misconceptions before moving onto new learning.
- Pupils are given opportunities to reflect on their work and review their own progress.
- Pupils are given opportunities to work in pairs, groups and independently.
- Retention activities at the beginning of every lesson help pupils to consolidate prior learning and fluency.
- Teachers’ model/demonstrate new concepts through images/manipulatives/use of ICT.
- Pupils have access to practical equipment every lesson to develop and support their concrete conceptual understanding.
- High-level vocabulary is modelled to pupils, displayed in classrooms and used regularly as a teaching point. Pupils are given opportunities to use vocabulary in a range of contexts.
- Teachers encourage a growth mind set culture where children learn from their mistakes.
- Open and probing questioning is used to deepen pupil's mathematical thinking.
- Our calculation teaching sequence involves: estimation, practise of fluency questions, followed by reasoning and problem-solving activities.
- Pupils are given opportunities to apply skills in a variety of contexts to deepen their problem solving and reasoning skills.
- Maths Journals are used to deepen understanding of new concepts and key vocabulary.
- TTRockstars is used and celebrated to develop confidence with times tables.
- Real life maths links are made during lessons.
- Basic maths facts are progressively sequenced and tracked across year groups.