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Maths
At Albert Pye and Ravensmere Primary Schools, we believe that every child is a mathematician. Our approach to teaching maths is rooted in creating number-rich environments where children are encouraged to explore, reason, and solve problems with confidence.
Through carefully structured lessons and meaningful opportunities for mathematical talk, our pupils develop fluency and a deep conceptual understanding of number and operations.
We recognise that children progress at different rates, and our curriculum is designed to support individual learning journeys. By allowing pupils to move through mathematical concepts at a pace that suits them, we ensure that learning is secure and meaningful. Our aim is to foster a love of maths, where children feel empowered to take risks, make connections, and apply their knowledge in real-life contexts.
The National Curriculum for Mathematics (2014) aims to ensure that all pupils:
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become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including 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
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reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
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can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
As such, our whole school environment enables children to use a range of resources and encourages independent reasoning and problem solving. All children (from Nursery to Year 6) are encouraged to use concrete and pictorial representations to show, prove and explain their abstract thoughts and mathematical working. This also develops a conceptual understanding that enables children to transfer their mathematical skills into real life contexts.
All children (from Nursery to Year 6) are encouraged to use concrete and pictorial representations to show, prove and explain their abstract thoughts and mathematical working. This also develops a conceptual understanding that enables children to transfer their mathematical skills into real life contexts.
