Maths Vision Statement
“To create confident and enthusiastic mathematicians who have an ability to work fluently, reason mathematically, and apply their knowledge to solve problems. We aim to help children build a true understanding of number and mastery of key mathematical concepts.”
Curriculum:
In Reception, we relate the mathematical aspects of the children’s work to the objectives set out in the Early Learning Goals that underpin the curriculum planning for children in Reception. We use White Rose Maths resources to support us in planning our Reception curriculum alongside NCETM Mastering Number resources.
The National Curriculum shows the objectives that your child must be taught in KS1 and KS2. Although the curriculum is broken down into year group objectives, primary schools can decide to teach them in different year groups as long as everything is covered in the correct key stage.
At Linden we follow the White Rose Maths curriculum. This is well planned and well resourced, being particularly strong in breaking National Curriculum year group criteria down into small-step objectives. Teachers will adapt and supplement the White Rose curriculum according to the needs of the children in their class.
Whole school overview: Long Term Overview - Whole School
EYFS overview: EYFS overview
The following documents explain how White Rose Maths resources are used and how they progress through the school:
Addition and subtraction calculation policy - Addition and Subtraction Policy.pdf
Multiplication and division calculation policy - Multiplication and Division Policy.pdf
National Curriculum progression - National Curriculum Progression.pdf
For intervention to support children who are having difficulty in maths, we use Number Stacks resources.
What can we do at home?
This blog by Third Space Learning contains some excellent advice on supporting your child with maths at home. Some of the most important things you can do are:
In addition to the above, the school is currently subscribed to 3 online platforms: Times Tables Rockstars, Complete Mathematics Tutor and Maths Shed.
For further information, please ask your child's teacher or send a query to the school office.
Homework
In KS2, weekly homework is set on Times Table Rockstars – Year 3 and 4 children are expected to complete 20 games each week, which are easily accessed when they log in. Year 5 and 6 children are expected to complete 10 games each week.
In addition to Times Table Rockstars, Year 5 and 6 children will be set work on Complete Mathematics Tutor.
Here are some useful websites for further information and for practising maths at home:
Glow Maths Hub – GlowMaths is our local maths hub, part of a national network of hubs to support maths teaching across the country. We have worked regularly with Glow Maths in recent years. Currently, we are part of a ‘Sustaining Mastery’ work group, and our maths lead is training as a Primary Mastery Specialist with the NCETM.
TopMarks – Online maths games
CIMT – Online worksheets
Corbett Maths – Online worksheets and videos (particularly useful for upper KS2)
Maths Zone – Online maths games
BBC Bitesize – Online games and revision
MathsBot – Online resources
Some of our partners:
