Mathematics
Sellina Peedoly-Neenan, Olivia Taylor & Rebecca Mansouri (maternity leave)
Mathematics Subject Leaders
"Mathematics gives us hope that every problem has a solution."
Attributed to Dr Seuss
The study of Mathematics provides all the children the foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, along with a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
Maths Programmes of Study (KS1 & KS2)
Vision for Mathematics
Progression in Knowledge and Skills for Mathematics at Floreat Montague Park
In Early Years, children develop the essential building blocks for future mathematical learning through a rich range of indoor and outdoor experiences, including adult-led activities and child-initiated play. Our youngest mathematicians develop their understanding of number through practical resources, songs, games and everyday experiences to explore how Maths is all around us. This then leads onto Reception having four Mastering Number sessions a week building the children’s confidence, curiosity and enjoyment of mathematics from the very beginning.
In Key Stage 1, children continue their learning journey with Mastering Number four times a week, leaving KS1 with fluency in calculation and a confidence and flexibility with number. In our daily Maths lessons, the children develop confidence and fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value. They learn to use number facts and the four operations, supported by practical resources to help build a secure understanding. Children explore, describe, compare and sort shapes and develop the mathematical vocabulary to talk about their properties. They also develop their understanding of measures, including length, mass, capacity, time and money, and use their learning to solve a range of practical problems.
In Lower Key Stage 2, children develop greater confidence and fluency with whole numbers and the four operations, building secure knowledge of number facts and place value. Children learn to use efficient written and mental methods and calculate accurately with increasingly large whole numbers. They develop their problem-solving skills, including working with simple fractions, and are encouraged to explain and reason about their mathematical thinking. Children also explore shapes and their properties and develop their understanding of measure, making connections between measure and number.
In Upper Key Stage 2, children build on their understanding of number and place value and learn to work confidently with larger numbers. They make connections between multiplication and division and their work with fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio. Children tackle a wider range of increasingly challenging problems, choosing efficient written and mental methods and explaining their mathematical reasoning. They are introduced to algebra and use their number knowledge to solve different types of problems. Children also extend their understanding of shape and measure, using increasingly precise mathematical vocabulary to describe, compare and classify shapes and their properties.
