At St Michael’s we teach Mathematics built upon the principle of ‘mastery’.  This means that children are taught to develop a deep understanding of a mathematical concept before moving on to the next.  

We currently use the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), as well as White Rose to support our maths curriculum, which covers all objectives set out from the National Curriculum. 

We want our children to be mentally fluent mathematicians.  This means having access to a range of strategies available to them when presented with a mathematical problem.  Our curriculum supports this through the different ways in which we present problems.  Children are actively taught a range of strategies and how to choose which is most appropriate.  We value fluency in multiplication tables, and expect all children to be able to accurately retrieve multiplication and division facts up to 12 x 12 by the end of Year 4.