Maths

Mathematics introduces children to concepts, skills and thinking strategies that are essential in everyday life and supports learning across the curriculum. It helps children make sense of the numbers, patterns and shapes they see in the world around them; offers ways of handling data in an increasingly digital world and makes a crucial contribution to their development as successful learners.

At South Ossett Infants Academy, Mathematics equips pupils with the uniquely powerful set of tools to understand and change the world. We believe that Mathematics is integral to all aspects of life and we aim to ensure that children develop a positive and enthusiastic attitude in Mathematics that will stay with them throughout their lives.

Through our creative approach to teaching and learning, we also seek to explore and utilise further opportunities to use and apply Mathematics across all subject areas so when our pupils leave us, they are numerate, creative, independent, inquisitive, enquiring and confident learners.

Teachers carefully sequence their lessons throughout the year so that learning progresses from year group to year group, building on their learning term by term. By creating a yearly overview, maths lessons are sequenced to ensure pupils develop their fluency in facts and procedures as well as making links between different mathematical concepts.

Key Stage 1 follow the same topics in Maths but are taught objectives according to the National Curriculum for their year group.