Maths – curriculum information

Intent

At Smawthorne, maths introduces children to concepts, skills and mental strategies that are essential for everyday life and these are the attributes that we want our children to leave us having acquired. We want children to leave our school being numerate and able to function in the wider world of education and careers, with future success giving them opportunities in life.  We do this by securing number sense, ensuring the children are fluent and efficient in calculations and develop their ability to reason and problem solve in everyday situations. Our adoption of Rosenshein’s Principles of Instruction to explicitly teach maths, ensures that all learners achieve in maths.

Our calculation Policy also offers more information about the strategies children are taught to support their Mathematical calculations:

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