Mathematics is taught daily and follows the National Numeracy Strategy.  Each lesson begins with a mental/oral starter, followed by a teaching and learning session, and concludes with a plenary session to recap on the main points of the lesson and to move the children’s learning forward.

Mathematics is taught in mixed ability classes until Year 5/6 when maths is taught in sets.  Each lesson has a mixture of mental/oral skills, individual, partner or group work, practical or written examples.

The interactive whiteboard is important in mathematics lessons.  Every class has an interactive whiteboard.  A range of interactive programs is used to enhance the learning and teaching of mathematics.  Mathematics computer programs are also used for individual learning either in the ICT suite or on the classroom based computers.

A range of mathematical apparatus is available for practical activities and for the collection of data for data handling activities resulting in graphical representations.

Problem solving and investigative activities are an important aspect of the learning and teaching of mathematics.  These give the children an opportunity to apply what they have learnt in real life situations.

All ability areas are catered for in the teaching of mathematics.  Those who need extra support or who are more able are catered for by a differentiated program of work within the Numeracy lessons.  Gifted and talented children are identified and appropriate work is made available to them, either as an extension of what is being taught in class or in the form of an open ended problem, enabling the children to apply the investigative skills taught.

Links between KS2 and KS3 are important and discussions, workshops and maths activities are planned in the summer term to aid the transition from Primary to Secondary school.

There are many maths displays in the classrooms and a lot of photographic evidence is available of mathematical activities that take place within the school.

This year we intend to further promote investigative activities.  These enhance the children’s enjoyment of mathematics and enable them to apply the skills they have been taught to real life situations.