Maths

Maths

At Southridge, we aim to inspire all children to reach their full academic potential, to promote a positive attitude and to view maths as an interesting and attractive subject in which children have an expectation of success. We aim to develop in children the ability to think clearly and reason logically in maths, with confidence and independence of thought. The children should become fluent in the fundamentals of maths by learning number facts by heart and by being taught to develop a range of mental strategies for using known facts. We use a variety of teaching and learning styles in maths lessons. Maths is taught as a discreet subject or, where appropriate, through another subject such as Science, History and Art.

The national curriculum for maths aims to ensure that all children:

  • become fluent in the fundamentals of maths, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that children develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
  • reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
  • can solve problems by applying their maths to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.


The school maths curriculum is based on the Programmes of Study from the National Curriculum 2014 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7da548ed915d2ac884cb07/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Mathematics_220714.pdf

Agreed common strategies are used to teach particular operations and processes as outlined in the Calculation policy.