Our Maths Curriculum

At Shotton Primary School, mathematics is given high priority as a core subject.

The use of manipulatives to has to be the cornerstone to develop children's concrete and conceptual understanding. We are fully resourced with Numicon throughout the school.

It is our intent to deliver a high-quality, mastery approach driven mathematics curriculum that is aspirational and successfully adapted for all pupils so as to provide:

• A foundation for understanding the world;
• The ability to reason mathematically;
• The opportunity to solve problems through the application of mathematics
• A sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.

Mathematics is taught daily, in a coherently planned and sequence of logical steps in order to develop children’s knowledge, confidence and competence with:

• Numbers and place value;
• Calculations of the four number operations;
• Fractions;
• Ratio and proportion; 
• Measurement;
• Geometry
• Statistics.

At the heart of our mathematics curriculum is the ability to calculate mentally and through this children cultivate a depth of knowledge of the number system and the skills to solve problems through the use of reasoning and logic in a variety of contexts. Furthermore, children are given regular opportunities to apply their mathematical knowledge within other discrete subjects where there is a natural, holistic link across the curriculum.

It is our belief that the impact of our high expectations equips children for lifelong learning through the application of mathematical knowledge regularly in a range of contexts which develops fluency and promotes depth of reasoning skills.

Learning today for a successful tomorrow...

At Shotton Primary School we see our maths curriculum as a platform upon which children can learn and develop the transferable employability skills of listening, speaking, problem solving, creativity, staying positive, aiming high, leadership and teamwork, alongside an awareness of specific careers within the field of mathematics and related disciplines. 

Command of and proficiency in mathematics are all essential skills that children need to master for a successful tomorrow - enabling exciting and valuable opportunities to be accessible for all.

As a school we have a responsibility to make children fully aware of the extent to which the employability market and commercial sectors rely upon mathematics from carpentry through to the stock market and the financial sectors.