Implementation of our Maths Curriculum

• A carefully sequenced maths curriculum allows children to build on prior mathematical knowledge and make connections to their learning.
• We follow Liverpool Maths Plans to plan and teach mathematics and sequence these to meet the needs of the pupils we teach. We also use White Rose Maths Hub, NCETM, Nrich, I see reasoning and I see problem solving to assist in our delivery of the maths curriculum.
• Our teaching sequence follows 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.
• Children are given opportunities to reflect on their work and review their own progress.
• Children develop their learning by working in pairs, groups and independently.
• Retention activities at the beginning of every lesson help children to consolidate prior learning and consolidate their fluency.
• Teachers’ model/demonstrate new concepts through images/manipulatives/use of ICT.
• Children 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. Children 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 children's mathematical thinking.
• Children are given opportunities to apply skills in a variety of real life contexts to deepen their problem solving and reasoning skills.
• Maths Journals are used to deepen understanding of concepts and key vocabulary.
• TTRockstars is used and celebrated to develop confidence with times tables.
• Basic maths facts are carefully sequenced and tracked across year groups.