MATHS

The national curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils: 

• become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.

• reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language

• can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and nonroutine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.

 

At Basildon C.E. Primary School, we are on a journey embedding the Maths Mastery approach in our Maths teaching. We want all our children to develop into happy, confident mathematicians and there is substantial evidence indicating that this approach can aid children in making additional progress.

 

An important element of Maths Mastery is the idea that all pupils (including those with SEND, EAL or receiving PPG) can achieve and the whole class works together on one topic. While some children may require extra support to achieve this and some may be challenged to explore certain ideas further, the class is kept together on the same journey with no pupil left out.

 

To enable our pupils to achieve this alongside the aims of the national curriculum, we are developing the 5 key areas of Maths Mastery in our teaching:

 

• Coherence

• Representation and Structure

• Variation

• Fluency

• Mathematical Thinking