At All Saints’, the children receive high-quality maths lessons that are carefully sequenced to build on prior knowledge and allow for progression, following fluency, reasoning and problem-solving methodology. Our teachers follow the 'Teaching for Mastery Approach' so that our lessons reflect the knowledge of our pupils and do not move on until the children have fully grasped the concept in hand. In the main, we use the NCETM Spines, supplementing learning with White Rose Maths for topics, such as shape or statistics, that are not covered in the Spines. NCETM and White Rose are based on the National Curriculum with clear objectives, ensuring everything is taught in small steps, and at the right time, to suit the needs of the children. Children therefore develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and are able to apply their knowledge and understanding through reasoning and problem-solving.

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Apply through a range of independent tasks, which increase in difficulty, using a range of problem-solving and reasoning skills.

Lessons are personalised for each class and adapted within the classrooms to ensure that each child is given the appropriate level of support and challenge. Maths is taught in mixed ability groups/partners and learning tasks increase in difficulty – tasks are adapted to the needs of learners. Through the use of progression maps, we ensure that children are not being stretched outside their year group but rather deepened within it. For those children who are below the year group's curriculum, appropriate learning is provided to ensure tasks match their ability.

This enables our maths lessons to be inclusive of a range of abilities where children can access the concept at their own ability level. Furthermore, maths homework is set on a weekly basis in order to consolidate the children’s learning from the previous week. Where possible, mathematical links are also made with other subjects across the curriculum. For example, pattern seeking in art, drawing and interpreting line graphs in Science, measurement in Design and Technology etc.