Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.

Please click here to read about our Mathematics Vision.

Aims

The National Curriculum for Mathematics (2014) aims for pupils to:

  • become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils have conceptual understanding and are able to recall and apply their knowledge rapidly and accurately to problems
  • reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
  •  solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.

Mathematics at Sandgate:

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In line with the New National Curriculum (2014) each year group have particular mathematics skills that must be embedded by the end of the academic year. Problem solving is at the heart of our teaching, broadening children’s knowledge and encouraging them to relate their learning to real life situations. A good knowledge of numbers or a ‘feel’ for numbers is the product of structured practice and repetition. It requires an understanding of number patterns and relationships developed through directed enquiry, use of models and images and the application of acquired number knowledge and skills.

To support parents at home, a copy of our calculation policy can be found by clicking here.

Mathematics Curriculum 2018-2019

Please click to view the Mathematics Curriculum 2018-2019

Find out more:

  1. Did you know that a child should be fluent in all their times tables (up to 12×12) by the end of Year 4? Why not download some of our Timestable Challenges here to build fluency and pace! Click here
  2. Understanding the aims of the new mathematics curriculum: understanding the impact that conceptual mathematics teaching has on standards and progress. Click here
  3. Can the Singapore method help our children learn maths? Click here
  4. Some example questions you might ask your child to develop their mathematical reasoning skills! Click here