Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School

At Paddock School we recognise that maths is a journey and long-term goal, achieved through exploration, clarification, practice and application over time. At each stage of learning, children should be able to demonstrate a deep, conceptual understanding of the topic and be able to build on this over time. We strive to ensure that every young person, regardless of background, has a rich and meaningful mathematics education

We intend on delivering a curriculum which:

• Allows children to be a part of creative and engaging lessons that will give them a range of opportunities to explore mathematics following a mastery curriculum approach.

• Gives each pupil a chance to believe in themselves as mathematicians and develop the power of resilience and perseverance when faced with mathematical challenges.

• Recognises that mathematics underpins much of our daily lives and therefore is of paramount importance in order that children aspire and become successful in the next stages of their learning.

• Makes rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems.

• Provides opportunities for children to apply their mathematical knowledge to other subjects.

At Paddock School, our curriculum uses a progressive model, of well planned component chunks using the 2014 National Curriculum as a starting point. The National Curriculum gives detailed aims for the teaching and learning of Maths, to support our planning, teaching, learning and assessment.

The White Rose Maths small steps documents are used and adapted to support teachers with planning, teaching and learning that encourage a mastery approach to teaching Maths for all pupils through a daily Maths lesson in each class.

To support the use of formal written methods, all teachers follow the White Rose Maths Calculation Policy. This focusses on written methods across the four calculations and outlines expectations for each year group