Mastering Maths at Elloughton
Why do we teach Maths?
Mathematical thinking and numeracy are life enriching skills which play a vital role in allowing your children to participate fully in society. All areas of our adult lives from working in industry and science to voting require us to have a rich and meaningful maths education. Our aim is to ensure that your children, regardless of background, receive a maths education that prepares them for secondary school; future adventures; and adult life as part of a numerate and ever changing workforce.
What does Maths look like at Elloughton?
Maths is taught throughout our school from EYFS to Year 6. Lessons, experiences and activities and learning are carefully designed by our staff to meet the needs of your children. Our belief is that everyone can acheive and enjoy maths.
Each stage of learning is seen as a journey; where we move from prior learning to acquiring new skills. We believe strongly in the use of concrete resources to support and develop deep understanding across the maths curriculum, as well as seeing connections and relevance in other subjects and real life. This understanding, supported by pictorial representations and well planned small steps provide your children with the ability to think mathmatically, identify patterns, and reason how and why something works, as well as become problem solvers ready for life in the global mathematical world.
The National Curriculum requires pupils to be fluent in mathematical concepts; to be able to reason mathmatically; and to solve problems of increasing complexity. We plan for this every day, but teach so much more including a life long love of maths.
Please watch this video explaining the Year 4 multiplication check. Please click here to view the official government 'Information for parents' provided by the Standards & Testing Agency.
Mathematical thinking and numeracy are life enriching skills which play a vital role in allowing your children to participate fully in society. All areas of our adult lives from working in industry and science to voting require us to have a rich and meaningful maths education. Our aim is to ensure that your children, regardless of background, receive a maths education that prepares them for secondary school; future adventures; and adult life as part of a numerate and ever changing workforce.
What does Maths look like at Elloughton?
Maths is taught throughout our school from EYFS to Year 6. Lessons, experiences and activities and learning are carefully designed by our staff to meet the needs of your children. Our belief is that everyone can acheive and enjoy maths.
Each stage of learning is seen as a journey; where we move from prior learning to acquiring new skills. We believe strongly in the use of concrete resources to support and develop deep understanding across the maths curriculum, as well as seeing connections and relevance in other subjects and real life. This understanding, supported by pictorial representations and well planned small steps provide your children with the ability to think mathmatically, identify patterns, and reason how and why something works, as well as become problem solvers ready for life in the global mathematical world.
The National Curriculum requires pupils to be fluent in mathematical concepts; to be able to reason mathmatically; and to solve problems of increasing complexity. We plan for this every day, but teach so much more including a life long love of maths.
Please watch this video explaining the Year 4 multiplication check. Please click here to view the official government 'Information for parents' provided by the Standards & Testing Agency.