Mathematics

Maths is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life and needed in most forms of employment.

Here at Teesville Academy, we strive to provide high-quality mathematics education which provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.

Maths lessons at Teesville Academy follow the National Curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils:

• Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
• Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
• Can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.

Below are the mathematical objectives your child will be covering in school this year:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-mathematics-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-mathematics-programmes-of-study

As a school we use White Rose Maths progression and schemes of work, supported by numicon resources.

Maths is taught daily through daily Maths lessons as well as through other subjects within the curriculum, in a ‘cross-curricular’ approach. This allows children to make connections and links, whilst applying their mathematical skills and knowledge to a wide range of contexts, problems and real life situations.

At Teesville Academy we aim to develop ’problem solving mathematicians’.  We teach in mixed ability groups throughout school which keeps classes together on the same content at the same time. This ensures that all of our pupils have the opportunity to master the curriculum and for some to gain a greater depth of understanding. During lessons, we challenge our children by investigating mathematical concepts rather than moving children onto new content.

Within maths, we use concrete apparatus (things pupils can touch, hold and manipulate) and visual representations to help children to picture and internalise mathematical ideas. We hope that the consistent use of these apparatus and representations will help our pupils gain the confidence needed to become independent learners and problem solvers.

Our aim is for all pupils to see themselves as mathematicians and have a real passion for the subject, and an enthusiastic engagement in its teaching and learning.