Mathematics

At Hollywood Primary we use the DfE (2020) ready to progress criteria to drive our curriculum. This is further supplemented by the NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation Materials.

The ready to progress materials provide non-statutory guidance from the Department for Education. It has been produced to help teachers and schools make effective use of the National Curriculum to develop primary school pupils’ mastery of mathematics.

All children should have regular opportunity to explore and represent mathematics using a concrete and pictorial approach alongside abstract representations. It is an expectation that concrete or pictorial representations will be used regularly to support understanding of mathematical concepts.

Children are expected to explain their reasoning and understanding and our teaching aims to help develop children’s procedural (what) and conceptual (how/why) understanding.

We accept that in any lesson, any child can be a struggling learner or a rapid grasper. On the whole, the class is taught together on the same objective. Teachers have high expectations of all pupils and provide support and challenge through questioning, use of resources and depth/challenge questions. We create a safe environment whereby children feel comfortable to make mistakes, explore problems and discuss their thinking.

Our Maths lessons in year 1 –6 usually follow this structure:

1. Anchor Task

2. Discussion of anchor task, leading into…

3. Episodic teaching of main lesson objective

4. Break time

5. Discuss learning objective with children

6. Journal task and/or Practice task (intelligent practice and opportunities for depth) 7. Brief discussion of learning from the lesson (this may include the depth task or a review of learning)