Junior Maths

At Our Lady of Sion, we believe that being successful in Mathematics is not just about rote-learning procedures and methods, but that Mathematics is taught in an inclusive, creative way to ensure that pupils understand the underlying concepts.

We love to have fun in our maths lessons. Our maths curriculum is designed not only to help children build a strong foundation of skills, but to able them to utilise these skills through problem solving, reasoning and real life situations.  The teaching and learning is tailored to each child’s need as they move up through the school, focusing on mathematical thinking and reasoning, using models and images to help us.

 Our aim is to provide opportunities for children to:

•         Experience challenges, success and enjoyment in maths;
•         Develop their skills in mental maths and later written methods;
•         Become numerate and apply their numeracy skills in a wider context;
•         Communicate mathematical ideas confidently, both orally and on paper;
•         Develop their creative thinking skills.

Mathematics is taught fluidly through revisiting each topic in the curriculum for that year group several times in the year to ensure that all children make good progress and ultimately achieve their potential. We help children to recognise how they can apply their maths skills and knowledge to varied contexts and real-life situations.

Our Mathematics teaching has a whole school approach based upon the White Rose/Power Maths Scheme, however teachers also use a range of other resources and manipulatives to support effective adaptive teaching.