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Foundry Lane Primary School - Maths Intent

At Foundry Lane Primary School our Mathematics curriculum will develop children that have a love and curiosity for learning Mathematics. We will foster the child’s ability to calculate, to reason and to solve problems in a range of contexts. In order to achieve this our children will learn to justify, explain and become fluent in all areas of Mathematics, whilst being confident and independent Mathematicians. We aim for all children to become creative and critical thinkers by providing opportunities for them to notice patterns, make links and draw connections. Therefore, our Mathematics curriculum is deliberately structured in a way that allows our children to make links with prior learning and build upon it in new concepts. Due to a high proportion of pupils who have English as an additional language, disadvantaged pupils and Special Educational Needs and Disability pupils, we recognise the importance of allowing all children access to concrete materials and visual stimuli to support and deepen their understanding. This, in turn, will develop children’s resilience as they will approach mathematics with a range of tools and resources that they can use, if needed, to support their learning when faced with challenge. Alongside this, we will develop the children’s understanding and use of mathematical language through carefully written stem sentences. Finally, we will provide the children with opportunities to develop knowledge and skills that they can then transfer to life beyond education.

What is Fluency? 

At Foundry Lane we recognise the sheer importance of fluency across all areas of Maths. We provide children with varied and frequent practice of mathematical concepts in order to allow them to develop their conceptual understanding and the ability to recall number facts and apply their knowledge across the mathematics curriculum. Alongside our teaching of this in discreet Maths sessions, we also allocate 15 minutes a day to our 5-a-day fluency practice which is aimed at 'overlearning' already taught skills and recapping more recently taught concepts. 

How Can I support my Child with Fluency at Home?

At Foundry Lane we use 'Numbots' (KS1) and 'Timestables Rockstars' (KS2), to support children in improving their fluency in number.

• Numbots - KS1

• Times Table Rockstars
  This great website is used across the majority of year groups, especially in Years 3-6

• MyMaths
  This website allows children to select particular areas of the maths curriculum. It includes teaching , activities and games

• NRich
  For some fabulous challenges and investigations