Mathematics at St Thomas' Primary School

Welcome to our mathematics curriculum page! Please find below links for information about our overview, policy, progression and examples of work.

Subject Overview:

Maths at St Thomas' CE aims to provide children with: 

• Confidence in the core areas of maths. The order in which we teach objectives helps us to achieve this. We focus on Place Value and Number, then Calculation and then Fractions. These are our areas of ‘core’ maths. We teach these to mastery – meaning that we stay on the objective until we feel the majority of the class can do it. This is why we use the TPA system as a clear measure for AFL.
• A fluent and confident capability in recalling facts and using multiplication tables.
• A positive attitude towards mathematics/numeracy. Maths is fun – and we want our pupils to enjoy it as much as we do as a staff!
• The ability to reason and explain mathematical procedures.
• The ability to think clearly and logically and to work with perseverance.
• An appreciation of mathematical patterns and the ability to identify relationships between numbers, and using it in as many situations as possible.
• A structural approach to build up mathematical language in all children, including those who speak English as an additional language; emphasising the key mathematical vocabulary.
• The application of mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding through practical tasks and real life problems.
• Cooperation between children when working together to find a solution, rule or pattern.
• An awareness of the uses of mathematics within and beyond the classroom and the ability to transfer and apply knowledge to other situations. This is also supported across the whole school by our half termly Guesstimation Station shared in assemblies.
• A wide range of mental and written strategies which can be explained orally to the teacher when discussing how a problem or a question has been tackled.
• The ability to select effective, efficient methods and match them to the task, and to know when it is appropriate to approach a problem mentally, written or with a calculator tool.
• The usage of ICT and manipulatives to develop a reasoning understanding of mathematics.

Progression:

Children at St Thomas follow the National Curriculum Targets for their Year group. We begin each year with our place value objectives before moving onto calculation and then fractions, decimals and percentages. 

Wider maths lessons are taught once a week and will draw in objectives from measurement, statistics, geometry, algebra and also revise current objectives. 

The content represents that which appears on the statutory National Curriculum document

National Curriculum:

The current National Curriculum document for maths was established in 2014 and states the statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for mathematics.

More information can be found on the government's website by following the link below:

Examples of Work:

To be added February 2025