Maths
Growing Mathematicians to Live in God’s World
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At St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, we nurture mathematicians who are ready to live and thrive in God’s world. From Nursery onwards, children bring with them a range of early mathematical experiences, and it is from these first steps that their mathematical journey begins. Our intent is for every pupil to develop as a lifelong learner, able to recall number facts, reason effectively, and solve problems with confidence throughout their lives. Rooted in our principle of Hope, we strive to develop courageous mathematicians who persevere in the face of challenges and are determined to find solutions. Through teaching reasoning and problem-solving using concrete, pictorial, and abstract approaches, we equip pupils with the tools they need to succeed in everyday life. Guided by our principle of Wisdom, we also prioritise embedding strong mathematical foundations through daily fluency sessions, while offering opportunities for problem-solving, real-life applications, and reasoning.
GROWING: Our focus is on ambitious and continuous development within a nurturing and supportive environment, recognising that different pupils will need different levels of support in order to achieve success. With hope at the root, it encompasses belief, aspiration, courage, perseverance, transformation and celebration.
Aspiration: Class teachers consistently model high expectations to pupils which means they understand what is expected of them. The Maths Team also undertake regular monitoring to uphold high standards, which includes discussing and moderating pupils’ work internally.
Perseverance: At St Andrew’s C of E Primary School, maths teaching follows a mastery approach, where all children move through the curriculum together, developing deep conceptual and procedural understanding. Support and scaffolding are provided to ensure everyone can access the learning, while opportunities for rich and complex tasks allow children to be challenged and to persevere in their mathematical thinking.
Transformation: At St Andrew’s C of E Primary School, teachers follow curriculum maps to deliver a coherent and connected maths journey. Teaching is built on small, carefully sequenced steps that enable all pupils to progress together. Concepts are revisited and deepened to ensure knowledge is securely embedded, with formative assessment used to identify misconceptions and inform whole-class teaching. Start and end of unit assessments provide further insight into understanding, ensuring all pupils develop fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills over time.
Celebration: Our books show that pupils take pride in their outcomes, and they are encouraged to independently complete home learning tasks, demonstrating their love of mathematics. We also celebrate children’s recall of number facts in our Celebration Assembly, recognising and valuing their achievements.
MATHEMATICIANS: We want our learners to be equipped with the knowledge and skills for success in life. Our approach encourages active engagement and promotes lifelong learning. With Wisdom at the root, it encompasses learning, truth, thinking, exploration, discernment and humility.
Learning: The Senior Leadership Team and a member of the governing body at St Andrew’s C of E Primary School have a comprehensive of our maths curriculum.
Thinking: Teachers’ use effective open-ended questioning and ‘Diving Deeper’ prompts to stimulate and deepen children’s thinking.
Exploration: Pupils experience a broad and deep curriculum, with a range of opportunities to experience practical maths experiences.
TO LIVE IN: Our ambition is for pupils to thrive, not just survive. The promotion of health and well-being and active citizenship contribute to this. These influence our relationships and behaviour.
GOD’S WORLD: We want our pupils to understand more about God, to know and share His love and to follow Him into their futures. We want them to be contributors in their local community and respond to global issues. We aim to provide them with a broad range of cultural experiences. Our Christian distinctiveness is at the root.
Maths
School Calculation Policy
Maths at Home
Written Methods
Please click on the links below to watch support videos, from our children, to help you understand some of the written methods we use in our Maths.
NOTE: this page is under construction.
Column Addition with 2-digit numbers
Short Multiplication
Long Multiplication
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