We believe that all children can achieve in Maths. The Maths curriculum at Waddington Redwood Primary Academy is aligned to the vision of the Priory Federation of Academies and is designed with the intent that each child experiences a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum that fosters a positibe, 'can do' attitude and confidence in ability.  

We aim to provide children with a high-quality maths education that allows children to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics through daily practice to ensure fluency of number facts. We strongly believe in the mastery approach towards teaching and learning mathematics and this is delivered through Power Maths and Mastering Number programmes. 

We aim for children to be able to reason mathematically and solve problems by ensuring problem solving is embedded in every lesson and variation of questions are used to enable children to apply their knowledge to different situations. 

We aim to build through concepts to allow children to make rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, which are encouraged through variation and depth of questions. Children will be encouraged to apply these to a variety of real-life situations so that children develop an appreciation of the importance of Maths to daily life. 

At Redwood, the children will have: 

• A deep understanding of the important concepts and an ability to make connections within mathematics.

• A broad range of skills in using and applying mathematics to different contexts and representations.
• The ability to reason, generalise and make sense of solutions.

• The ability to show initiative in solving problems in a wide range of contexts, including the new or unusual.

• Fluent knowledge and recall of number facts and the number system.
• Fluency in performing written and mental calculations and mathematical techniques.
• A wide range of mathematical vocabulary.
• The ability to think independently and to persevere when faced with challenges, showing a confidence of success.

• The ability to embrace the value of learning from mistakes and false starts.
• A commitment to and passion for the subject. 

We work alongside the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching of Mathematics  (NCETM) to continually improve our teaching and learning and actively continue to sustain our mathematical practice within our Local Maths Hub.

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For further support on Mastery Maths, please download this leaflet. 

If you would like to support your child with their Maths, below are prompt sheets to support you:

• Y1 Helpful Hints Sheet
• Y2 Helpful Hints Sheet
• Y3 Helpful Hints Sheet
• Y4 Helpful Hints Sheet
• Y5 Helpful Hints Sheet
• Y6 Helpful Hints Sheet  

• Key Vocabulary Glossary
• Y1 Key Vocabulary List
• Y2 Key Vocabulary List
• Y3 Key Vocabulary List
• Y4 Key Vocabulary List
• Y5 Key Vocabulary List 
• Y6 Key Vocabulary List

Below are our long term plans for Maths by year group: