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Mathematics

Mathematics Philosophy

Subject Philosophy: Mathematics

 

Our Vision

At Queen’s Park Primary School, our maths curriculum is designed to provide children with the opportunity to expand upon and develop their mental maths skills and prepare them for the wide variety of problem-solving opportunities that they will encounter in their lives. We have a mastery approach to teaching Maths with the help of Mathematics Mastery, a professional development programme for teachers.

 

Our Whole-School Maths Vision Is:

  • To foster positive attitudes, fascination, and excitement of discovery through the teaching and learning of mathematical concepts.
  • To develop a ‘can do’ attitude in our children, especially when problem solving and pattern sniffing.
  • To broaden children’s knowledge and understanding of how mathematics is used in the wider world by making rich and varied real-life connections.
  • To enable our pupils to confidently reason about their mathematics, using a suitable range of mathematical language, recognising its importance for communication and deep thinking.
  • To use a wide range of models, visual manipulatives, and practical resources to develop a deep conceptual understanding alongside procedural fluency.
  • To implement the current legal requirements of the Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the New National Curriculum.

 

Our Aims

Our Mathematics curricular principles are:

  • Fewer topics in greater depth.
  • Mastery for all pupils.
  • Number sense and place value.
  • Problem solving is central.
  • Use of mathematical vocabulary to verbalise understanding.

The ‘mastery approach’ to teaching maths means that instead of learning mathematical procedures by rote, we want pupils to build a deep conceptual understanding of concepts which will enable them to apply their learning in different situations.

Our Maths curriculum is cumulative—each school year begins with a focus on the concepts and skills that have the most connections, which are then applied and connected throughout the school year to consolidate learning. This gives pupils the opportunity to ‘master maths’; by using previous learning throughout the school year, they are able to develop mathematical fluency and conceptual understanding. Problem solving is woven throughout the mathematics curriculum and is used continually through lessons to help deepen children’s understanding.