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Maths

Penruddock Primary School's maths curriculum is chosen to ensure that all learners build confidence and gain enjoyment from their Mathematical ability. We focus on proficiency and fluency in the fundamentals of mathematics (both declarative and procedure knowledge) so that all our learners experience repeated success, this promotes high levels of motivation and drives further progress.

We adopt the Power Maths Mastery Scheme of work as recommenced by the DfE. The scheme covers the statuary content requirements of the National Curriculum using carefully sequenced concept-led units to build long-term schema. As the name suggests Power Maths offers our children a Mastery approach which builds on prior learning as they progress and deepens their knowledge and application of mathematical skills. Over time this creates mathematical 'masters' and ensures that all children, regardless of their starting point, will maximise their academic achievement and leave Penruddock School with an appreciation and enthusiasm for Maths, resulting in a lifelong positive relationship with number.

Once learners have established firm foundations, they are able to apply their knowledge (exploring patterns and making links) in order to complete more complex problem-solving tasks. Our ultimate aim is to deliver a structured and coherent curriculum alongside careful scaffolding and adaptions to develop learners as deep mathematical thinkers.

In order to ensure children get sustained practice of deeper more complex problems we supplement our scheme with a regular journaling session in each class. Journaling enables pupils to explore the function of mathematics through a range of 5 possible strands or problem styles. these are;

1. Descriptive
2. Evaluative
3. Creative
4. Investigative
5. Formative

Children are able to explore their own reasoning through these different problem styles, discuss with their peers and and apply their skills independently and with freedom to explore problems and find solutions. Children begin to learn that in mathematics the solution is not always important but simply one element of a much more complex mathematical journey which promotes deep mathematical understanding.

At Penruddock we nurture pupils to become numerate, confident mathematicians who are able to adapt their learning to enable them to work collaboratively and successfully in an ever-changing digital world.

For further information on the Power Maths scheme or mathematics at Penruddock Primary School please refer to the documents below or browse our gallery. Our Maths Leader is Mrs Johnson who is also available to answer questions when they arise.

Skill Progression

Sequence Of Learning

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