Maths

At Upton Primary School, the belief that we are all mathematicians is promoted throughout the school. Our pupils of all ages will work towards acquiring a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject through the application of the NCETM Maths Mastery approach.

Mathematics is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. Therefore, at Upton, it is taught as a highly interconnected discipline, which is threaded through different areas of the curriculum, as well as being an essential foundation for understanding the world.

The progression within the NCETM approach allows for a secure and deep understanding of mathematical concepts, taught through manageable steps. Mistakes and misconceptions are an essential part of learning, along with the challenge, which is provided through rich and sophisticated problem-solving opportunities.

We aim for all pupils to:

· become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics so that they develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.

· be able to solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of problems with increasing sophistication, including in unfamiliar contexts and to model real-life scenarios

· reason mathematically by following a line of inquiry and develop and present a justification, argument or proof using mathematical language.

· have an appreciation of number and number operations, which enables mental calculations and written procedures to be performed efficiently, fluently and accurately to be successful in mathematics.

Maths at Upton provides opportunities to illustrate mathematical concepts and processes by means of global issues, supported through the application of the Oxfam Global Citizenship curriculum. We use and apply mathematics to real-world problems and develop critical thinking around the use, presentation and manipulation of data.

For more information regarding our Maths curriculum, please contact the school office via the contact us tab on the school website.