Intent 

At The Divine Mercy, we believe mathematics is a vital tool to help children make sense of their everyday lives. Skills developed at the primary age will help equip them to become lifelong learners. We want our children to be happy learners, they are encouraged to tackle maths problems with enthusiasm and confidence with the understanding that mistakes are a vital part of learning. As a school, we want to develop a positive attitude towards the learning of mathematics in children of all ages. We link our maths learning to real life experiences and problem, as want our children to understand that mathematics is an opportunity to explore and connect to the world around them. In all lessons, we encourage children to communicate their ideas, methods and strategies to allow them to confidently express their understanding, reasoning and learning. 

Implementation

​Throughout all key stages we use a Singapore teaching approach.  The teaching of this approach mathematics develops pupils mathematical ability and confidence without having to resort to memorising procedures to pass tests - making mathematics more engaging and interesting. The Singapore approach supports the aims of the new national curriculum focusing on developing fluency, problem solving and reasoning.

At the Divine Mercy, we will be using Maths No Problem to support mathematical learning within key stage one and two. Watch the maths no problem video below to find out more about the concrete, pictorial and abstract approach used throughout Maths No Problem. 

We use a range of resources to widen opportunities for reasoning and problem solving in lessons including: Mathsteaser, I see Reasoning, White Rose Maths Hub resources, NCETM Teaching for Mastery. 

Teachers will ensure children achieve high standards by:
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• Using individual support and same day intervention to ensure all children achieve understanding in each lessons.
• Develop lessons to encourage deep thinking and reasoning.
• Spending longer periods of time on topics to develop a strong understanding.
• Using carefully crafted lessons and resources to foster deep conceptual and procedural knowledge.
• Using practice and consolidation to develop mathematical fluency and understanding.
• Teachers will use precise questioning in class to assess pupils regularly to identify those requiring intervention so that all pupils keep up.
• Teachers will ensure there are opportunities to challenge all learners in lessons. 

Singapore Maths at a glance:

• Singapore consistently top the international benchmarking studies for maths teaching
• A highly effective approach to teaching maths based on research and evidence
• Builds students’ mathematical fluency without the need for rote learning
• Introduces new concepts using Bruner’s Concrete Pictorial Abstract (CPA) approach
• Pupils learn to think mathematically as opposed to reciting formulas they don’t understand
• Teaches mental strategies to solve problems such as drawing a bar model