At St. Mary’s, we believe that all pupils are mathematicians. With this in mind, we have developed a curriculum which meets the needs of all learners and promotes the highest expectations to ensure that all of our children can achieve their potential. Our maths curriculum is built upon our 4 core curriculum values of faith, pride, challenge and success. Our curriculum is firmly grounded within a teaching for mastery ethos as we believe that this promotes high quality teaching and learning in which we develop pupils’ fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills so that they can apply mathematical knowledge flexibly and confidently in a range of contexts.

From Early Years through to Year 6, our curriculum is carefully sequenced to ensure that children’s knowledge is built upon and connections are made across different mathematical concepts in order to embed core skills and provide opportunities for retrieval practice and the development of chains of reasoning. Our commitment to inclusive practice means that the provision of carefully chosen, high quality resources is an integral part of lesson design. Teaching staff utilise resources to ensure that children’s individual starting points are considered and secure knowledge can be built upon in small connected steps allowing all children to make progress. The provision of concrete manipulatives and visual representations are embedded within daily practice, allowing all children to ‘see the maths’ and deepen their understanding of the underlying mathematical structures. Where required, personalised class-based provision, targeted intervention programmes and same day intervention ensure that no child is left behind.

The aim of St. Mary’s curriculum is to prepare children for their journey into the wider world. We want all learners to develop a love and curiosity for mathematics which they can apply and pursue through their daily lives and future work. To do this, children are encouraged to be inquisitive and collaborate with their peers.