Maths -

Maths Lead: Mrs M. Catchpole

‘Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.’

Albert Einstein

Mathematics 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, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education, therefore, 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.

The aims of mathematics are for pupils at Our Lady Immaculate to 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 and be able to 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.

At Our Lady Immaculate School, we use a mastery approach to the teaching and learning of this core subject, underpinned by the Power Maths and White Rose Maths schemes of work.

We aim for each child:

To have a positive attitude towards mathematics and enjoy learning through practical
activity, investigations, exploration and discussion;
To be able to work systematically, co-operatively and with perseverance;
To be able to think logically and independently;
To achieve their full potential and achieve a level of mastery regardless of age, race,
gender or ability;
To develop confidence and competence with numbers and the number system;
To develop the ability to solve problems through decision making and reasoning in a
range of contexts;
To develop a practical understanding of the ways in which information is gathered and
presented;
To explore features of shape, space and develop measuring skills in a range of contexts;
To understand the importance of mathematics in everyday life.

For parents:

To be actively involved in their children’s mathematical learning both in school and at
home;
To understand and support the school’s homework policy with regard to mathematics.