{"id":1068,"date":"2024-07-11T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T11:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2025-04-10T07:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T07:34:19","slug":"mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/?page_id=1068","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1068\" class=\"elementor elementor-1068\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9209f7d elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9209f7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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<b>Mathematics<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d382201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d382201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mathematics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1b35c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d1b35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Respect<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-668368d\" data-id=\"668368d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc399c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc399c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aspiration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column 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fl-module-rich-text fl-node-bzmpauesjf09\" data-node=\"bzmpauesjf09\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\"><div class=\"fl-col fl-node-mg13r46anzpi fl-col-small-custom-width\" data-node=\"mg13r46anzpi\"><div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5fdtbws61m20\" data-node=\"5fdtbws61m20\"><div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"><div class=\"fl-rich-text\"><p><strong><u>Intent<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p>At Ightham Primary School, we value mathematics as a key life skill. Our mathematics curriculum develops a love of mathematics to help all pupils know more, remember more and understand more. We ensure mathematics is prioritised to ensure that pupils access the full curriculum each year. We aim to ensure a rigorous and sequential approach to the mathematics curriculum which develops pupils\u2019 fluency, confidence, enjoyment and application.\u00a0 We base our curriculum on the concrete, pictorial and abstract method. This is a progression in Mathematics based on extensive research. Mathematics equips pupils with the uniquely powerful set of tools to understand and change the world. These tools include logical reasoning, problem solving skills and the ability to think in abstract ways.\u00a0 <br \/>At Ightham, we ensure that mathematics is incorporated throughout all subjects in the curriculum, enabling pupils to understand its relevance and importance within everyday life. It is integral to all aspects of life and with this in mind we endeavour to ensure that all children develop a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards mathematics and a secure understanding that will remain with them.<\/p><p><strong><u>Implementation<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><em>Organisation<\/em><\/p><p>At Ightham, we ensure there is continuity, progression and high expectations for attainment in mathematics. Mathematics is taught discretely to all pupils from Reception to Year 6 on a daily basis. Each lesson incorporates a mental maths session and fluency, reasoning and problem solving opportunities. The expectation is that the majority of pupils will move through their respective programmes of study at broadly the same pace, with both scaffolded and deeper learning opportunities provided in all lessons. However, decisions about when to progress should always be based on the security of pupils\u2019 understanding and their readiness to progress to the next stage.<\/p><p><em>How Maths is taught<\/em><\/p><p>The National Curriculum for mathematics (2014) describes in detail what pupils must learn in each year group. Combined with our Calculation Policy, this ensures continuity, progression and high expectations for attainment in mathematics.<\/p><p>Mathematics is an interconnected subject in which pupils need to be able to move fluently between representations of mathematical ideas. The programmes of study are set out for each year group for Key stages 1 and 2 and are, by necessity, organised into distinct domains. At Ightham Primary School, we ensure children make rich connections between mathematical concepts, and also apply their mathematical knowledge across other subjects.<\/p><p>At Ightham, our \u2018Teaching for Mastery\u2019 approach ensures that pupils move through their respective programmes of study at the same pace. The use of \u2018small steps\u2019 within mastery teaching will enable pupils to have a secure and deep understanding of each step before progressing to the next. All pupils experience challenge through \u2018rich\u2019 and \u2018deep\u2019 problem solving and reasoning tasks. Interventions ensure that where necessary, additional practice allows children to consolidate their understanding.<\/p><p>Ightham Primary School uses the White Rose Maths Mastery scheme of work across the school. EYFS and KS1 classes also follow the NCETM \u2018Mastering Number\u2019 programme with a daily focus on number fluency. Years 4 and 5 follow the NCETM \u2018Mastering Number\u2019 programme with a daily focus on multiplication and division.<\/p><p><em>Teaching of Multiplication<\/em><\/p><p>Multiplication is taught discretely.Ightham Primary School uses \u2018Times Table Rock stars\u2019 daily for all children in Years 2-6 to support fluency and recall of times tables and related divisions.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Further Information<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>We have fidelity to the White Rose Maths scheme for our day-to-day work in Mathematics.<\/p><p>Maths is taught daily. Skills, reasoning and problem-solving are interwoven in maths lessons for all children, every week.<\/p><p>The Concrete Pictorial Abstract (CPA) approach is a system of learning that uses physical and visual aids to build a child\u2019s understanding of abstract topics.<\/p><p>Pupils are introduced to a new mathematical concept through the use of\u00a0<strong>concrete<\/strong>\u00a0resources (e.g. Numicon, place value counters, Dienes blocks etc). When they are comfortable solving problems with physical aids, they are given problems with pictures \u2013 usually\u00a0<strong>pictorial representations<\/strong>\u00a0of the concrete objects they were using.<\/p><p>Then they are asked to solve problems where they only have the\u00a0<strong>abstract<\/strong>\u00a0i.e. numbers or other symbols. Building these steps across a lesson can help pupils better understand the relationship between numbers and the real world, and therefore helps secure their understanding of the mathematical concept they are learning.<\/p><p>Each lesson begins with a mental and oral starter that may include use of the class counting stick.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Times Tables Rock Stars<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"default\">TT Rock Stars is a carefully sequenced programme of daily times tables practice. Each week concentrates on a different times table, with a recommended consolidation week for rehearsing the tables that have recently been practised every third week or so. This format has very successfully boosted times tables recall speed for hundreds of thousands of pupils over the last 7 years in over 4500 schools &#8211; both primary and secondary &#8211; worldwide. At Ightham, we&#8217;ve decided to help boost our own children using this programme. Here&#8217;s to rocking and rolling our way to times table success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"default\"><strong>All children from Years 1 to Year 6 should have a TT Rockstar login from their class teacher. You can access the website through this link:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ttrockstars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ttrockstars.com\/<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home | Learning |\u00a0Curriculum | Subjects | Mathematics Mathematics Respect Aspiration Honesty Tolerance Caring Responsibility Back Intent At Ightham Primary School, we value mathematics as a key life skill. 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