Our Intent for Maths at Roundhill Primary School

At Roundhill, we believe that mathematics should be enjoyable, rewarding and challenging for all children. As such, we endeavour to deliver learning in mathematics which engages the curiosity of all our learners. To achieve this, we adopt an approach towards Mathematics which deepens learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge and skills.

Whilst our curriculum is mapped by the White Rose Maths Hub scheme of work, we endeavour to use a range of resources to ensure that the children are exposed to a variety of question types.

All children are exposed to concrete, pictorial, and abstract representations to support a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. This leads to confidence in all our learners, especially in areas of problem solving and reasoning. Enhancing the oracy skills of our learners through the modelling, rehearsal and application of structural language is another essential aspect of maths lessons, and enables pupils to explain their mathematical thinking.

Implementation

Lessons begin with the teacher modelling the key learning, encouraging the children to join relevant discussions and using structural language to support their understanding of new skills. Hinge questions are used to check pupil understanding and to inform in-lesson support to help children gain confidence in new learning. Children then start their independent work in the form of TAD tasks (Try it, Apply it and Deepen it).