Statement of Intent

At Newington Academy our intention is to  teach a rich and cumulative curriculum that enables our children to reason and problem solve confidently by developing their conceptual understanding in each area of mathematics.

We believe every child can, and should, succeed well in maths. We aim to ensure that our children have a deep understanding of mathematical concepts and principles through the consistent and effective use of representation in all areas of the maths curriculum. The use of concrete manipulatives and pictorial representation is key in all lessons, enabling our children to build solid foundations of understanding, on which they can build their reasoning skills.

We use Ark Curriculum plus Maths Mastery to support the delivery of our maths lessons. The 6 part lesson sequence promotes and prioritises the use of representation to underpin the concepts being learned. In addition, it creates opportunities for oracy through the talk tasks to ensure every child has the opportunity to explain, apply and reason through their understanding.

Arithmetic 

Arithmetic is taught in all year groups through our daily calculations session every morning from 8.40 - 9.00. 

The 9 key topics provide the focus for our Arithmetic teaching in upper keystage 2 and build on the understanding developed in Years 3 and 4 of place value and calculation methods for all four operations. In addition, multiplication tables are embedded and rehearsed supported by Timestable Rockstars, 3 days per week. 

NCETM Number Sense supports the delivery of arithmetic in Keystage 1 and EYFS. This develops a deep numerical understanding and is supported by representation.

Please read our calculation policies to find out more.