Vision for the Maths Curriculum
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why.
— Bernard Baruch, American financier, philanthropist, and statesman
Mathematics should be a subject that stimulates a child’s sense of inquisitiveness, to excite and incite an interest for its application in everyday life and not exclusively within the classroom.
The Mathematics Mastery programme sets an ambitious curriculum to provide the children with the impetus and the tools necessary to master Mathematics, thereby equipping them with the kindling to enflame the self-confidence they need for the successful application of Mathematics. The journey that our children embark on throughout our broad and balanced curriculum begins in the Early Years and, through a spiral of planned and sequenced lessons, builds upon previous knowledge to instil our pupils with the mathematical confidence and the knowledge to be secondary school ready. By the end of Year 6 we intend for our pupils to have a sound comprehension of all four of the operations, including working with fractions and decimals, an understanding of the number system and place value of large integers, connecting multiplication and division questions, making links between percentages and ratio and to confidently calculate both written and mental arithmetic problems.
In order to build a depth of understanding, we place problem-solving at the heart of our Mathematics curriculum. Pupils are provided with the opportunity to explore the maths they are learning and are empowered to seek solutions, make new discoveries and reason about their findings. Vocabulary is a key element to this intention, paralleled with the need to stimulate and develop the use of mathematical language throughout the academy. We introduce the vocabulary required for each concept as and continually model and use this language so that its use becomes embedded in the children’s learning. Our lessons include talk tasks to enable children to practise using this vocabulary whilst enabling the opportunity for them to discuss their reasoning.
The curriculum is designed, developed, and adapted to ensure that the Mathematics Curriculum is inclusive and accessible to all children at Ark Oval Primary Academy. We aim to ensure that all children are able to access Mathematics that is appropriate to their stage of learning and to make accelerated progress when compared to their peers. The curriculum is tailored in order to address the gaps exhibited in children’s knowledge from data-informed evidence to generate opportunities to accelerate, advance and support children with their learning.
We do not want to educate children who use Mathematics because they need to but because they want to: we aim to nurture our children to be inquisitive and critical thinkers so that they too will have the confidence and feel empowered to ask “Why?” questions with the vision that they too can one day solve some of the world’s greatest unanswered Mathematical dilemmas.
Online Learning
Mathletics
Mathletics is an online programme which supports Maths learning both in the classroom and at home. Mathletics is aligned to the national curriculum and offers a variety of online and interactive games to interest and engage your child with all of the areas of primary Mathematics.
To log onto Mathletics please click the link below:
Please click the link below for a short video on how to login and navigate Mathletics:
https://support.3plearning.com/mathletics/mathletics-parent-tour/?wvideo=kvotn0qidw
Times Tables Rock Stars
Times Tables Rock Stars is an online programme to help your child develop their times tables skills through friendly competition against themselves and also against their peers. The programme automatically increases and decreases in difficulty depending on your child’s knowledge of times tables.
To log onto Times Tables Rocks Stars please click the link below:
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student
Please click the guide below to find out how to log in and for more information about Times Tables Rock Stars:
Parents Guide for Times Tables Rock Stars
Reception
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Early mathematical experiences Pattern and early number Numbers within 6 |
Addition and subtraction within 6 Measures Shape and sorting |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Numbers within 10 Calendar and time Addition and subtraction within 10 |
Grouping and sharing Numbers within 15 Doubling and halving Shape and pattern |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Securing addition and subtraction facts Number patterns within 20 Money |
Measures Exploration of patterns within number Numbers beyond 20 |
Year 1
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Numbers to 10 Addition and subtraction within 10 Shape and patterns |
Numbers to 20 Addition and subtraction within 20 |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Time Exploring calculation strategies within 20 Numbers to 50 |
Addition and subtraction within 20 Fractions Measures: Length and mass |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Numbers 50 to 100 and beyond Addition and subtraction Money |
Multiplication and division Measures: Capacity and volume |
Year 2
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Numbers within 100 Addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers Addition and subtraction word problems |
Measures: Length Graphs Multiplication and division |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Time Fractions Addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers |
Money Face, shapes and patterns; lines and turns |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Numbers within 1000 Measures: Capacity and volume Measures: Mass |
Exploring calculation strategies Exploring multiplication thinking |
Year 3
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Number sense and exploring calculation strategies Place value |
Graphs Addition and subtraction Length and perimeter |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Multiplication and division Calculating with multiplication and division |
Time Fractions |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Angles and shape Measures |
Applying multiplicative thinking Exploring calculation strategies and place value |
Year 4
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Reasoning with large numbers Addition and subtraction |
Multiplication and division Discrete and continuous data |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Calculating with multiplication and division Fractions |
Time Decimals Area and perimeter |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Solving measures and money problems Shape and symmetry |
Position and direction Reasoning with pattern and sequences 3-D shape |
Year 5
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Reasoning with large whole integers Integer addition and subtraction Line graphs and timetables |
Multiplication and division Perimeter and area |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Fractions and decimals Angles |
Fractions and percentages Transformations |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Converting units of measure Calculating with whole numbers and decimals |
2-D and 3-D shape Volume Problem solving |
Year 6
Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Integers and decimals Multiplication and division
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Fractions and decimals Percentages (with fraction and decimal equivalence) Calculation problems Revision and consolidation time |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Decimals and measures Missing angles and length Coordinates and shapes |
Statistics Proportion problems Revision and consolidation time |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Revision and consolidation time Post-SATs units of work |
Post-SATs units of work |