Our Curriculum Maths

Maths Statement of Intent

At Cottingley Primary Academy our maths curriculum is based around high expectations for all where:

 • Pupils believe they can achieve – they want to learn and enjoy learning maths 

• The teacher conveys the message that progress is made through engagement and effort, expects every child to succeed, and is enthusiastic about the learning expected.

Pupils are taught to have solid, conceptual understanding, through frequent use of concrete representations. They are taught to apply their knowledge to reasoning and problem solving situations and are also taught to retrieve basic number facts with speed and accuracy thus supporting them in future real-life situations. 

Our curriculum approach is based on three pillars: