Page 22 - Teaching and Learning Policy 2026

Maths

Maths at Green Gates is practical and
engaging, drawing on the children’s
knowledge of basic skills. We aim to develop
resilient problem solvers who are not afraid
to take risks

Intent
As a school, we aim to: Teaching is carefully planned to address any gaps in
knowledge and provide challenge for all children.
Equip children with a sound understanding During each unit of work, retrieval activities are
of maths, including the skills of calculation, planned so that pupils can review their learning.
reasoning and problem solving that they
need now and in the future; Maths in KS1 is still very practical and children use

Develop basic skills so that children can a wealth of concrete resources to make maths as
tackle more complex problems with fluency; interactive as possible. Children work individually,

Provide opportunities for hands on learning with a partner and in small groups to solve
so that children are active and develop a problems, develop their understanding with
love of maths; challenges that provoke deeper thinking. Children
build on the skills that they have developed in EYFS
Develop and nurture deeper thinking and as they begin to learn their times tables and related
reasoning skills so that children become division facts. They are encouraged to verbalise their
mathematicians; understanding and explanations of different concepts.
Develop a comprehension for maths Children take part in Mastering Number on a daily
alongside basic skills; basis to develop their fluency and mental calculation
skills.
Support children to develop fluency and
fast recall of times tables and their related
division facts. Maths in KS2 continues to follow the concrete,
pictorial and abstract approach to learning, ensuring
that the children take part in a wealth of active
Implementation - EYFS lessons. Children are encouraged to build upon the
basic skills they embedded in KS1 ensuring that
In the EYFS, maths is embedded within the areas of they are able to manipulate calculations with fluency.
learning and is taught discretely in Reception Deeper thinking is part of daily maths lessons
through the Mastering Number Programme. There encouraging children to question, reason and explain.
are stimulating and engaging activities that enable Children engage in open-ended tasks that do not
the children to practise their basic number skills in always have a right or wrong answer. Children
lots of different ways. Children will learn through continue to develop their mental calculations and
well planned play and will be encouraged to question
and explain, using appropriate language.
Implementation - Key Stage One / Two

Maths is taught in blocks as a discrete subject,
however is also linked into the wider curriculum as
much as possible. The teaching of maths follows the
White Rose Maths Mastery approach of concrete,
pictorial and abstract, ensuring that children are
following the model by showing, practising, thinking,
solving and explaining.