Maths

At Gosford Park, we have adopted a mastery approach to deliver the three aims of the National Curriculum: fluency, reasoning and problem solving. We believe that all children can achieve in maths and all children are expected to succeed and make progress from their starting points. We enable children to deepen their understanding by employing a variety of mastery strategies with teaching for conceptual understanding at the heart of everything we do. Our approach aims to provide all children with full access to the curriculum, enabling them to develop the confidence and competence to be independent mathematicians who are well equipped to apply their learning to the wider world. 

From reception to year six, every class follows the White Rose scheme of learning which is based on the National Curriculum. We implement our approach through anchor tasks, which allow children to explore maths in depth. These are problems that are given to pupils at the beginning of maths lessons to provide an opportunity to activate prior knowledge; collaborate and ask questions and encourage resilience and perseverance in problem-solving. To support the anchor tasks, children have access to a range of concrete mathematical manipulatives in classrooms and are encouraged to use them wherever possible to support the maths. When children have grasped a concept using concrete equipment, images and diagrams are used before moving to abstract questions. Abstract maths relies on the children understanding a concept thoroughly and being able to use their knowledge and understanding to answer and solve maths without equipment or images. Within all lessons, children are taught to use correct mathematical vocabulary and explain their choice of methods to develop their mathematical reasoning skills. 

Outside of maths lessons, we set a daily ‘flashback 4’ activity every morning for when the children first enter the classroom on our interactive whiteboards. These ‘flashback’ activities are used to ensure general maths knowledge and fluency are maintained as well as consolidating learning from previous taught topics. Additionally, to advance individual children’s mental maths skills, we utilise Times Tables Rock Stars for multiplication application and consolidation. We set this as part of our home learning expectations every week from years three to six. 

By following our mastery approach, all children should secure a long-term, deep and adaptable understanding of maths which they can apply in different contexts.

Calculation Policy EYFS

Multiplication and Division calculation policy

Addition and subtraction calculation policy

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Useful links:

Times Tables Rockstar - Maths
PurpleMash
Maths Playground
KS1 BBC Bitesize
KS2 BBC Bitesize
PrimaryGames - Maths
Topmarks - Maths
Timestables Checker
BBC Numberblocks
Premier League - Maths

Gosford Park Primary School
Humber Avenue,
Stoke,
Coventry,
CV1 2SF (if using a satnav, use postcode CV1 2DD)
Tel. 02476 223281

Email: enquiries@gosfordpark.coventry.sch.uk

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