At Dallam School, we recognise that mathematics is a vital tool for everyday life, necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment.  It is a whole network of interconnected concepts and relationships which provide a way of viewing and making sense of the world. Through our maths curriculum we aim to equip our children with the skills to communicate information and ideas and tackle a wide range of real life problems, both routine and non-routine.

Using the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (2017) and the National Curriculum for England (2014) to underpin our curriculum, we adopt a mastery approach, promoting:

• a positive attitude towards mathematics and a sense of curiosity about the subject
• The expectation that the vast majority pupils can achieve a standard appropriate to their age in mathematics and progress at broadly the same pace
• The importance of using concrete resources to develop conceptual understanding before moving to visual representations and then the abstract.

• the ability to communicate mathematical knowledge and understanding effectively, in a variety of ways
• perseverance and challenge through rich, sophisticated problems
• fluency, the ability to solve problems, reason, and think logically whilst working systematically and accurately
• the ability to make connections within and across areas of maths, developing number sense and efficiency
• the application of mathematics across the wider curriculum

• initiative and an ability to work both independently and in co-operation with others

What do we Learn?

Maths is a key skill. We all need to be able to calculate mentally, tell the time, interpret the answer on a calculator and carry out many more aspects of maths in everyday life.

In years 1, 2, 3, 4 5 and 6, we use White Rose Maths to build the foundations of our approach to teaching mathematics which ensures deep learning.

All maths teaching in EYFS is supported by the NCETM Numberblocks materials. Numberblocks engages children in maths because the characters are the maths and they behave in mathematical ways. Children will also be taught number rhymes, songs and games throughout the school day. They will be exposed to concrete, pictorial and abstract representations of number, incidental counting and language of mathematics through every day interactions.

 At Dallam Primary we follow the National Curriculum for all children from Year 1 to Year 6. A yearly plan of when children will be taught key areas is available for each class. Children learn maths daily, moving from songs, rhymes and short focused activities in the Early Years to more formal hour long lessons in KS2. Teachers also maximise opportunities to apply maths skills across the curriculum. For example, reading thermometers in science lessons or ordering dates in history.

If you require additional information relating to the curriculum please speak to your child’s class teacher