First Federation Trust
Our aim is to equip all pupils with the skills and confidence to solve a range of problems through fluency with numbers and mathematical reasoning. Children are encouraged to see the mathematics that surrounds them every day and enjoy developing vital life skills in this subject.
Curriculum Structure
Our mathematics curriculum follows a carefully sequenced progression of small steps within key learning areas. We use Oak Academy as the foundation for planning in each year group, ensuring that each unit builds on prior knowledge and helps pupils make meaningful connections between concepts.
Units are designed to focus on specific areas of mathematics, giving children the time to deepen their understanding while making links across different topics. Lessons include a variety of mathematical representations and manipulatives to strengthen understanding and promote connections.
Assessment and Feedback
We prioritise live marking and conferencing as key tools for improvement. This approach provides teachers with immediate insights into children’s progress, identifies gaps or misconceptions, and enables responsive teaching to move learning forward effectively.
At Whitchurch we strive to make mathematics engaging and memorable, ensuring that children can build on their knowledge and apply it confidently in the world around them.
Maths in the Early Years
Children’s understanding of number during preschool is consistently associated with their mathematical achievement in primary and secondary school. Mathematical achievement in turn is consistently found to be the strongest predictor of children’s overall school achievement and their success in entering the workforce.
(Early Intervention Foundation, 2018)
Maths Strategy
Our Curriculum
Below is an overview of the topics taught over the course of each year group.
Calculation and Representation Guidance
We are continuing to develop our Calculation and Representation Guidance that teachers use as a guide to support them in allowing children to make sense of the mathematical concepts taught. This can also be a useful document for parents should they wish to support their child from home, ensuring consistency with how concepts are taught using representations that are familiar to the children.
Number Facts
A key feature of our mathematics curriculum is the need to ensure all children have a secure, rapid recall of number facts which will go on to support them with their later mathematics. Whilst we have a systematic strategy for this to be taught during the school day, we are also lucky enough to have access to two great resources to support this: Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots. Children will have their own individual login which will carry through their time at Whitchurch and using a short, frequent approach to practice will have a huge impact upon your child's learning. Both resources can be accessed through the internet via the website or their app companions.
Please find links below to the website and some helpful parent guides for TTR and Numbots.