Maths

At Corby Old Village Primary School our vision for Maths is that all pupils will:

• be fluent, reliable calculators
• display genuine and deep understanding by exploring concepts using concrete and pictorial approaches
• articulate and represent reasoning using the language of mathematics
• be skilled problem solvers, consciously applying a range of logical and systematic strategies
• be adept at distinguishing between using the relevant mental and written procedures
• show rapid recall of number facts rooted in secure understanding
• make links and connections across mathematical domains and apply skills throughout the wider curriculum
• show resilience, perseverance and independent thought

White Rose Maths

Our primary planning tool and long term map is based on the White Rose Maths scheme of work.  For more information about how this works, please click below:

https://whiterosemaths.com/advice-and-guidance

Number Sense

We want children to think flexibly with numbers and apply what can be called ‘number sense’.  The links below explain what this means in more detail.

Reasoning & Problem Solving

Central to our teaching practice are the National Curriculum aims, which are for each child to:

• Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including thorough and varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils 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
• Solve problems by applying their mathematics 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

Children experience problem solving and reasoning questions alongside fluency in varied contexts throughout each unit of work.  We also teach systematic, methodical, logical, investigative approaches to tackling some more complex problems.  We also aim to encourage children to explain their reasoning succinctly using mathematical language and symbols.

Calculation Policy

Maths Workbooks