Our ambitious curriculum is designed in such a way that all our children access mathematics and can reason/ debate and justify in all areas of the curriculum. Children demonstrate resilience when a concept is challenging and this determination and support, enables them to be successful mathematicians.  Every child at Calcot Schools is a mathematician.

Curriculum Intent

The curriculum at Calcot follows The National Oak Academy where learning has been carefully sequenced and key skills built upon. Calcot Schools have begun to implement The National Oak Academy in Academic Year 2024/2025. 'The design principles are rooted in mastery approaches, with intelligent practice and problem-solving opportunities built in. These are areas highlighted in Ofsted’s 2023 report as crucial to pupils’ mathematical success. By embedding reasoning and problem-solving throughout, our resources aim to develop resilient learners who can apply their skills flexibly.' National Oak Academy

Curriculum Implementation

An inclusive approach to teaching has been implemented at Calcot Schools and all lessons are planned and delivered in order to allow children to reach their potential, beginning with EYFS. Calcot Schools have taken their teaching strands from the National Curriculum and The National Oak Academy. Language is embedded across the school and all staff and children use the same key vocabulary. With support from SLT, year group leads and professional meetings, challenges are created (where appropriate) for independent learning. The challenges allow the children to move their learning on with no ceilings being put on any child. Content for the challenges is taken from a range of places:

1. National Oak Academy
2. NCETM
3. Gareth Metcalf- I see Reasoning and I see Problem Solving
4. R2P criteria
5. Classroom Secrets
6. Non- Statutory DfE guidance
7. Teachers’ own styles of questions
8. White Rose Maths

EYFS have broken down their counting skills and there is a progression document in place for this.

When planning and delivering a unit in maths, teachers embed and demonstrate elements of teaching through mastery in the following ways:

1. Small steps with continuous links to previous learning and the following of The National Oak Academy as long term pacing.
2. The building upon basic skills in order to unpick the more challenging concepts
3. A fluency aspect to every lesson revisiting key numberskills. In Autumn 1, KS2 fluency is all based on mulitplication tables.
4. The Implementation of the Calculation Policy (Concrete> Pictorial> abstract).
5. The implementation of bar modelling and the language of part- whole from EYFS up to Y6. Part- Whole is used as a way of unpicking mathematical problems
6. Children are encouraged to draw pictures in order to aid their understanding.  Inclusion of the real- life context.
7. Mathematical discussions through probing questions, such as: How do you know? Is she/ he right? What would happen if? Always, sometimes, never? True or False?
8. The use of Stem Sentences in order to develop talking around maths and Oracy. For example: There are_____ equal groups and in each group there are______ objects
9. The use of resources in order to allow all children to access learning (Numicon, dienes, Base 10, double sided counters, place value counters, manipulatives, place value grids, arrow cards)
10. Opportunities to explore concepts in ‘Greater Depth.’

Assessments are carried out daily. Main assessments are taken from Rising Stars NTS. The KS2 papers are Reasoning and Arithmetic in preparation for The National Test at the End of Y6. Teacher Assessment and Data from the NTS tests are submitted three times a year. Baselines are carried out in EYFS. 

 

Links to Year Group Pacing below:

 

Year 1: https://www.thenational.academy/teachers/programmes/maths-primary-ks1/units?year=year-1&learning-theme=all 

Year 2 : https://www.thenational.academy/teachers/programmes/maths-primary-ks1/units?year=year-1&learning-theme=all 

Year 3: https://www.thenational.academy/teachers/programmes/maths-primary-ks2/units?year=year-3&learning-theme=all

Year 4: https://www.thenational.academy/teachers/programmes/maths-primary-ks2/units?year=year-4&learning-theme=all

Year 5: https://www.thenational.academy/teachers/programmes/maths-primary-ks2/units?year=year-5&learning-theme=all

Year 6: The National Oak Academy is a new approach for Calcot School this year and therefore Year 6 are still working under their previous pacing (see attachment below)

 

Curriculum Impact

Children at Calcot speak about Maths with confidence and enthusiasm. They are able to make links with the real world and have a good understanding of why we learn things. Children are becoming more confident with reasoning and explaining mathematical concepts. This is evident in their lessons and within their books. Children are able to articulate using key vocabulary and are beginning to develop full sentences when answering questions in the classroom. Children of all abilities feel happy to use resources in order to support their learning and can be very independent in doing this. They are able to use basic skills in order to approach more challenging concepts higher up the school. Staff spend time crafting lessons- in line with The National Oak Academy- that allow all children to practise fluency, problem solving and reasoning at whatever level they are working at. This is also evident in books and conversations with the children.