Intent – why we teach what we teach

At the heart of maths teaching needs to be the love of maths to enable our children to become confident mathematicians. Children’s chances of success are maximised if they develop deep and lasting understanding of the mathematical procedures and concepts. A mastery approach is taken to ensure this happens. The
phrase ‘teaching for mastery’ describes the elements of classroom practice and school organisation that combine to give pupils the best chances of mastering maths. Achieving mastery means acquiring a solid enough understanding of the maths that’s been taught to enable pupils to move on to more advanced material.
This approach is throughout school from Early Years to Year 6.

Implementation – how we teach what we teach

The mastery approach is delivered through carefully thought out lesson plans in the scheme adopted – White Rose Maths. Within these work books there are the 5 big ideas of mastery running through them. These are 1 – Representation and structure. 2 – Mathematical Thinking. 3 – Variation. 4 – Fluency. 5 – Coherence. A concrete, pictorial, abstract (CPA) approach is used to ensure understanding of concepts.