Maths

Mathematics

At Park Primary, we want to nurture a love and enjoyment of mathematics in all of our children so that they are keen to explore different concepts and discover the wonder of mathematics and how it links to their every-day world.

We were early adopters of the mastery approach to the delivery of mathematics back in 2018 and now follow the Red Rose Mastery scheme from EYFS right through to Year 6. This approach to learning allows our children to fully immerse themselves in the learning and have a firm grasp of the key skills needed within that year group before progressing onto the next stage of their development.

To supplement our lessons, children are regularly exposed to ‘Flashback’ starters to revisit and consolidate prior learning and LbQ activities are regularly set as a way of providing challenge by presenting mathematical concepts to the children in different contexts; this is a great way of extending the thinking of our higher ability children!

We place great emphasis upon solving problems with mental arithmetic and always consider which method ( mental, jotting or formal written) is the most efficient, as well as effective.

We provide lots of opportunities for children to explain , how they know and explain their mathematical thinking.

With the mastery approach, although their is an emphasis on working collaboratively within the classroom and tackling challenge as a team, at Park, we believe in building resilient learners that apply their own skills- and use manipulatives and other resources independently- first before asking for support from peers and adults within the classroom. 

To promote mathematics as a subject, we have maths ambassadors in school that run dinner time TTRS clubs and regularly update our Maths Challenge board (dojos are on offer for those that can answer the tricky questions!). We also award TTRS and NumBots certificates every Friday in our Celebration Assemblies, as well as have whole school TTRS challenges where we compete amongst classes internally but also against other schools from across the country! As well as this, we have worked with our local schools, and Burnley Football Club, to set up annual maths competitions against schools within our borough, where the top mathematicians from all the local schools compete against each other for a chance to make it through to the finals that are held at Turf Moor for a chance to win a huge trophy- and have a complementary tour of the stadium as a bonus!