St Alban's Catholic Primary School

The intent of the mathematics curriculum at St Alban’s is to teach a progressive curriculum, which is accessible to all and which will take full advantage of the development of every child’s mathematical skills, ability and academic achievement. This will provide children with the skills necessary to problem solve and develop resilience not only in mathematics but in everyday life situations.

We deliver daily lessons that are creative and engaging with a range of arithmetic, mastery, problem solving and reasoning elements. We want children to make connections across mathematical ideas and concepts to develop fluency, recall, mathematical reasoning and knowledge in solving increasingly sophisticated problems whilst being able to explain their answer using mathematical vocabulary.

We intend for our pupils to be able to apply their mathematical knowledge to science, PE and other subjects. Strong cross-curricular links ensure pupils are encouraged to identify and recognise its place in art, music and nature. A strategic, creative and practical approach to teaching maths supports children in discovering that maths has been developed over thousands of years and is a key building block for everything in our daily lives, including in technology, architecture, art, money, science, humanities, engineering, and sports.

As our pupils progress up the school, we intend for them to be able to understand the world, have the ability to reason mathematically, have an appreciation of the joy and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and a lifelong curiosity about the subject.