Clapham Manor Primary School Prospectus
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Mathematics<br />
As one of the core subjects in the National<br />
Curriculum we expect all pupils to become fluent in<br />
the fundamentals of mathematics. We introduce<br />
varied and frequent practice with increasingly<br />
complex problems over time, so that pupils develop<br />
conceptual understanding and the ability to recall<br />
and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. We<br />
want children to reason mathematically, solve<br />
problems and apply their mathematical knowledge<br />
to Science and other subjects. The subject includes<br />
strands in Number, Ratio and Proportion, Algebra,<br />
Measurement, Geometry and Statistics.<br />
We believe all children should learn Mathematics to<br />
help them to understand the world and appreciate<br />
the beauty and power of Mathematics. We aim to<br />
make children feel confident by helping to make<br />
connections and links between ideas, knowledge and<br />
the real world – through investigations, discussions<br />
and experiments.<br />
We want to ensure that making mistakes in<br />
Mathematics is seen as a crucial part of the learning<br />
process, giving an insight into what has been<br />
misunderstand or misinterpreted – these mistakes<br />
act as a vehicle for new learning to tackle<br />
misconceptions and deepen understanding.<br />
All children have a specific<br />
Mathematics lesson every<br />
day, enhanced by a basic<br />
skills lesson with a focus on<br />
rapid recall and basic<br />
number facts and<br />
calculation. These lessons<br />
contribute towards<br />
improving efficiency and<br />
fluency of calculation in<br />
line with the new national<br />
expectations.<br />
Teachers use the<br />
‘Lancashire Planning<br />
Support’ scheme of work<br />
alongside other resources.<br />
This caters for a wide range<br />
of abilities to provide the<br />
children a rich variety of<br />
mathematical experiences and opportunities to<br />
enable them to use and apply their skills. The skills<br />
and knowledge gained in these specific lessons are<br />
then applied through other subjects and in real life<br />
experiences at Natural Thinkers and activities in the<br />
Food Lab.<br />
Whole school Mathematics Days and monthly<br />
newsletter challenges provide children and their<br />
families opportunities to collaborate whilst solving<br />
mathematical problems. These are celebrated<br />
around the school in assemblies and on the Maths<br />
Blog.<br />
13 <strong>Clapham</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>School</strong>
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