Maths

Mathematics at Wootton Primary School

 Aims

Mathematics empowers children to make sense of the world around them through developing their ability to calculate, reason and solve problems. It enables children to understand and appreciate relationships and pattern in both number and space in their everyday lives. At Wootton Community Primary School, our aim is to develop:

  • Enjoyment and enthusiasm for mathematics and an awareness of the fascination of mathematics.
  • Initiative and the ability to work both independently and in cooperation with others.
  • Confidence and fluency in mathematical knowledge, concepts and skills.
  • The ability to solve problems by applying their skills to a variety of real-life situations
  • The ability to reason, think logically and work systematically and accurately, explaining relationships using mathematical language
  • The ability to use and apply mathematics across the curriculum and in real life.

 

Linked to our School Values – Respect, Empowerment, Aspiration and Perseverance – Maths teaching at Wootton Community Primary School enables pupils to develop a growth mind set. Pupils are encouraged to: recognise that making mistakes leads to new learning; use grit and determination to persevere; and learn together with resilience, creativity and responsibility.

 

Curriculum

Curriculum Design: In line with National requirements, our Mathematics curriculum at Wootton focuses on three key areas: Fluency, Problem Solving, and Reasoning.

Our school ethos is that “all pupils can achieve success”; all pupils are given opportunities to be fluent, problem solve and reason at their own level of understanding.

Throughout each year group and across the whole school, pupils are taught the building blocks to be successful in Maths. This forms a spiral curriculum where knowledge, concepts and skills are continually refreshed and built upon to ensure readiness for their next stage of learning.

 

 

 

Please click on the link below for more information about our approach to the Mathematics curriculum at Wootton Primary, how we assess, support and challenge our pupils, and how the work of our Maths leader is evaluated. Please also see some helpful resources links.

Mathematics at Wootton Primary School

https://whiteroseeducation.com/parent-pupil-resources/maths/maths-with-michael#watch

Please find below links to our Calculation Progression guidance:

Wootton Calculation Progression guidance

Wootton Mental Strategies Progression guidance