Maths

Our research-based schemes of learning are designed to support a mastery approach to teaching and learning and are consistent with the aims and objectives of the National Curriculum.

Putting Number First
Our schemes have number at their heart. A significant amount of time is spent reinforcing number in order to build competency and ensure children can confidently access the rest of the curriculum.

Depth before breadth
Our easy-to-follow schemes support teachers to stay within the required key stage so that children acquire depth of knowledge in each topic. Opportunities to revisit previously learned skills are built into later blocks.

Working together
Children can progress through the schemes as a whole group, encouraging students of all abilities to support each other in their learning.

Fluency, reasoning and problem solving
Our schemes develop all three key areas of the National Curriculum, giving children the knowledge and skills they need to become confident mathematicians.

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Concrete – Pictorial – Abstract (CPA)

Research shows that all children, when introduced to a new concept, should have the opportunity to build competency by following the CPA approach. This features throughout our schemes of learning.

Concrete Children should have the opportunity to work with physical objects/concrete resources, in order to bring the maths to life and to build understanding of what they are doing.

Pictorial Alongside concrete resources, children should work with pictorial representations, making links to the concrete. Visualising a problem in this way can help children to reason and to solve problems.

Abstract With the support of both the concrete and pictorial representations, children can develop their understanding of abstract methods.

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Concrete – Pictorial – Abstract (CPA)

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