Our vision is that all children leave Longnor CE Primary School in year six having:
- Developed FLUENCY in concepts, number facts and calculation.
- Had opportunities to REASON and EXPLAIN mathematically.
- Applied efficient methods when SOLVING PROBLEMS.
At Longnor CE Primary School, we apply the NCETM Teaching for Mastery principles to our mathematics teaching:
- Mathematics teaching for mastery assumes everyone can learn and enjoy mathematics.
- Mathematical learning behaviours are developed such that pupils focus and engage fully as learners who reason and seek to make connections.
- Teachers continually develop their specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, working collaboratively to refine and improve their teaching.
- Curriculum design ensures a coherent and detailed sequence of essential content to support sustained progression over time.
When designing lessons, our teaching staff apply the ‘Five big ideas’ of coherence, representation and structure, variation, fluency and mathematical thinking.
Using the mathematical spines, children learn in small steps building on previous understanding to have a robust understanding of maths.
NCETM teaching sequence
NCETM progression in addition and subtraction
NCETM progression in multiplication and division
NCETM progression in place value
NCETM progression in fractions
In EYFS, we use the NCETM materials used in conjunction with Numberblocks. Using these engaging, short videos as a stimulus, children are introduced to precise mathematical language. With rich, mathematical talk, children are guided through engaging mathematical practical tasks, exploring key mathematical concepts.
Overview of Numberblocks.
For further details about our mathematics curriculum please see the following resources:
Calculation Policy KS1
Calculation Policy KS2