Horwich Parish CE Primary School
Mathematics
At Horwich Parish CE School, we are committed to developing children’s curiosity about Mathematics, as well as an appreciation of the beauty and power of the subject while incorporating Christian values and a belief that every child can let their light shine.
Our Maths teaching across the school places an emphasis upon nurturing confident mathematicians through a mastery approach and follows the White Rose Maths Scheme of learning, thus ensuring whole school consistency and progression. Lessons are taught daily in each class with a balance of whole class work, group teaching, practical tasks as well as individual practice planned carefully to enable all children to flourish. We believe in the importance of following the concrete-pictorial-abstract approach (CPA) as a means of developing secure understanding of mathematical concepts which can then be applied to a variety of contexts through reasoning and problem-solving tasks.
Children are provided with opportunities to listen to and value different methods to solve problems, actively engage in discussions and acknowledge the contributions of others whilst working towards a shared solution, thus fostering a culture of mutual respect within the learning environment.
Please click the links below to see our maths overviews.
Maths Fluency
If children are not fluent in mathematical facts, then when they are solving more complex problems the working memory is taken up by calculating basic facts, and children have less working memory to focus on solving the actual problem so fluency in basic facts allows children to tackle more complex maths more effectively.
Fluency is one of the 3 aims of the national curriculum, and SATs for 2016 and beyond heavily test children’s fluency.
In KS1 children are given a number bonds card to help them to learn addition facts and once they have been mastered they will be given a multiplication tables card, followed by a number facts card. The children take part in a daily fluency session using the rekenreks. As a school we subscribe to Numbots and every child has a login to use this resource.
It is expected that all children will know their multiplication tables up to 12 x 12 and wil take part in a statutory test in Year 4. As a school we subscribe to Times Table Rockstars and every child has a login to use this resource.
Here are some other online resources to help with multiplication tables:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/re
https://www.themathsfactor.com
https://collins.co.uk/pages/pr