Maths

Intent

At Christ Church we aim to offer high-quality teaching and learning to develop the
reasoning skills of all pupils and foster a positive approach to Maths. Through an
inclusive and collaborative approach to Maths teaching, which allows adequate time to
understand and discuss key concepts, we strive to build children’s self-esteem and
confidence in the subject. We focus on ensuring all children are numerate, achieve a
fluency in arithmetic and are able to apply their knowledge to real-life contexts and
solve problems. To develop the children’s number fluency we ensure there are
timetabled opportunities to practise, for example, arithmetic, times tables and number
facts.
Differentiation in Maths is consequently through depth rather than acceleration,
allowing all our pupils to achieve their potential and at the same time not putting a
ceiling on their learning. Furthermore, this approach encourages the child to take
ownership of their own learning.
We want all of our pupils to develop a love of Maths, challenge gender stereotypes and
make learning fun and relevant by using technology, transferring Maths skills to other
subjects and using real-life contexts to teach skills. Our aim is for as many children as
possible to be working at age related expectations and for an increasing number to be
able to apply their prior knowledge to mastery.

Implementation

In order to ensure uniformity, high standards of teaching and learning in Maths and
depth of reasoning, the Maths No Problem approach is utilised in Years 1 to 5.
Foundation Stage follow the statutory framework for EYFS, using ‘Development
Matters’ and ‘Birth to Five’ in order to prepare the children for Year 1. Year 6 continue
to build on prior learning and tailor their approach to individual needs, addressing
gaps in knowledge and ensuring the children are secondary ready.
The Maths No Problem approach ensures progression in reasoning and number skills
and a uniform teaching approach, using the same models across the years. The
approach follows the Concrete Pictorial Approach and provides opportunities for all
children to progress at their own pace.
End-of-unit Maths No Problem assessments are carried out in years 1 to 5, to identify
gaps and any intervention needs. Year 6 also carry out assessments at least halftermly, or at the end of a teaching unit. Assessments in all year groups help to identify
gaps in learning and provide opportunities for precision teaching and interventions.
Extra teacher-led interventions are carried out with small groups of children to
narrow any gaps.
All year groups carry out Maths lessons daily, with extra arithmetic sessions being
planned in, to ensure there are opportunities for fluency.
The TT Rock stars program is used from Years 2 to 6, to encourage independent
learning and practise times table facts. Teachers set up tournaments between classes
and year groups, to add excitement and motivation.
Each year group sets appropriate homework for Maths, to encourage independent
learning. Parental involvement is expected: there may be open lessons, to which
parents are invited, so that parents are aware of the strategies being adopted and
can support their children at home. Additional parent workshops will be arranged as
required, according to the needs of individual year groups.
Staff professional development will focus on pedagogical knowledge, cognitive
science research to support fluency and retrieval, peer coaching and further Maths
No Problem support, depending on the needs identified during monitoring.

Impact

Christ Church will maintain its good end-of-key stage
outcomes, aiming to stay in line or above with Wirral and
national figures.
All children will become more confident and resilient with
regards to Maths, able to apply their strong arithmetic skills
and strategies to solve challenging problems. Children will
talk positively about their Maths and recognise themselves
as Mathematicians, confident and positive about their
learning and progress.
All teachers will be competent and confident in all areas of
Maths teaching and will be able to provide and receive
feedback within peer teams. Teachers will understand
Maths progression across the school.

Files to Download

Maths Overview 202324.docx.pdf maths-progression-of-skills EYFS.pdf EYFS Mathematics Curriculum 2023.pdf New vocabulary document maths 2324.pdf Calculation-Policy CC Latest 202324.docx.pdf