Subject Vision 2023-24 

Subject: Mathematics 

Leaders: C Thomas 

To be reviewed September 2024

Castle Hill Primary is a safe and stimulating environment where children encounter challenging and creative learning experiences that empowers, encourages and supports children to aim for excellence. Through the implementation of the national curriculum aims, each member of the school community is motivated to be a hardworking, agile and empathic life-long learner . At Castle Hill Primary School,  we believe it is essential that these keystones of Mathematics are embedded throughout all strands of the National Curriculum. We believe that mathematics  teaches us how to make sense of the world around us through developing a child's ability to  calculate, to reason and to take risks when solving problems.

The National Curriculum for primary mathematics has three aims that are at the heart of how we  interpret the content of the curriculum. Children’s learning journeys are adapted following careful assessment for learning to ensure that lessons that are systematic, purposeful and build on skills and knowledge through carefully considered progression.

• Conceptual Understanding 

In developing children's skills through enhancing their factual, conceptual and procedural  knowledge, we allow them to deepen their mathematical understanding. This enables children to  generalise, think fluently, and develop speed and accuracy when applying what they know to help  them to solve problems.

• Mathematical Reasoning 

The progression and development of mental calculations and efficiency in strategies will provide  children with the metacognition skills which will allow them to communicate and present their  findings effectively using appropriate mathematical language.

• Problem-Solving 

At Castle Hill Primary, mathematics is integral to all aspects of life and it is with this in mind that we  endeavour to ensure that children develop self-confidence in their ability to approach a range of  mathematical problems with critical and logical thinking. By adopting an interleaving approach, it is also intended that all children, regardless of their starting point, will maximise their academic achievement and leave Castle Hill  Primary School with an appreciation and enthusiasm for Maths, resulting in a lifelong positive relationship with number.

By providing opportunities to apply their mathematical skills in different contexts and across a range  of subject areas, children will be able to work systematically to organise information, find patterns  and ultimately solutions through independent and collaborative learning.

Throughout their time at CHPS children should:

• Approach maths with confidence, hard work and determination

• Feel comfortable to make mistakes and learn from them

• Be given regular opportunities to approach problems independently

• Make independent decisions about strategies to use in Maths

• Be encouraged to think holistically about Maths by bringing in different aspects of their  mathematical knowledge

• Be encouraged to develop agile thinking to solve problems in different ways

• Explain their thinking clearly and logically using appropriate mathematical vocabulary

• Have an efficient range of strategies to calculate mentally