Subject Leader : Mrs. Webb

The role of the subject leader is to provide professional leadership and management for mathematics in order to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all learners.

How we teach Mathematics

Here at St Mary's, we follow the Collins Mathematics scheme of work. Topics are taught and revisited several times over the course of the year to ensure consolidation and mastery are achieved. We aim to challenge all pupils to achieve to the best of their abilities. This is a cohesive programme of study that ensures progression and mastery in Mathematics. There are many opportunities for application of skills to real life contexts in order to ensure fluency in reasoning.

How we ensure access for all:

At school, we ensure that there is access for all in the classroom through support, resources, visual aids, interventions and activities. We provide students with Collins support tasks and stretch and challenge activities to support and challenge children of all abilities. The tasks set in the scheme increase in difficulty, which benefits the children in finding an appropriate starting point for them. 

How you can support your child:

Be positive about maths. Challenge your children mathematically in their everyday life. Point out the maths in everyday life. Include your child in activities involving numbers and measuring, such as shopping, cooking and travelling. Read through the curriculum overviews to know the topics your child may learn about in the coming year. Use the tracking back and forward documents to know how to support your child if they have fallen behind or are preparing for the next year.

Maths tips:

• Check their understanding of the basics.
• Help you children recognise number bonds.
• Help them get started with division and multiplication.
• Cultivate accuracy as a habit in year 3, e.g measuring using a ruler accurately.
• Practice times tables every day.
• Challenge your child with maths at home e.g add up the total of the shopping cost.
• Use written strategies to add and subtract large numbers.
• Get your child familiar with 3D shape names.
• Challenge your child with fractions.
• Use negative numbers in context.
• Get your children to always read the time.
• Challenge your child with maths at home e.g. how long different routes take to get to the same place.
• De-mystify the relationship between fractions decimals and percentages.
• Teach them how to use a protractor
• Practice taking tests in a fun way and don’t worry about them getting it wrong- it is only the first step to in plunging knowledge gaps and growing.
• Never neglect basic maths.