We use the White Rose Maths mastery-based schemes of learning to help teachers create maths lessons that meet all national curriculum guidelines in an engaging, inclusive and age-appropriate way. All material is designed to support primary children as they have fun with maths, exploring everything from times tables and number bonds to money and multiplication.
Teaching for mastery
We use a mastery approach to maths teaching. This is a research-driven teaching and learning method that meets the goals of the National Curriculum.
What does it mean in practice? In summary, a mastery approach…
- Puts numbers first:Our schemes have number at their heart, because we believe confidence with numbers is the first step to competency in the curriculum as a whole.
- Puts depth before breadth:we reinforce knowledge again and again.
- Encourages collaboration:children can progress through the schemes as a group, supporting each other as they learn.
- Focuses on fluency, reasoning and problem solving:it gives children the skills they need to become competent mathematicians.
At the heart of our mastery approach is the Concrete Pictorial Abstract (CPA) approach. Research shows that when children are introduced to a new concept, working with concrete physical resources and pictorial representations leads to a better understanding of abstract concepts. We use CPA throughout our schemes of learning.
Our maths resources help pupils with problem solving and number fluency, by nurturing confidence in mathematical thinking. We don’t think any child should be intimidated by numbers. In fact, we think they should be excited by what numbers can help them do!
Our Calculation Policies can be found below.
