Maths
Intent
White Rose Maths scheme has a clear rationale for the sequence of the topics. Maths learning requires some things to be learned before others, for example place value needs to be understood before working with addition and subtraction. Similarly, addition needs to be learnt before multiplication. White Rose, quite rightly, puts the emphasis on number skills first in all year groups. Number is the crucial building block for all areas of mathematics and, so, must be prioritised. For some topics (e.g. shape and statistics) the order is not crucial – they need to come after number, but don’t depend on each other, and, so, they can be taught in any order. The sequencing of these is planned to give as wide a variety of topics for pupils as possible in each term and year.
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Recap
Planned, quality recap is an essential feature of the curriculum. Teachers incorporate recap into their daily and weekly plans. In addition, the following is worthy of note:
- Assessment for learning is key.
- Adaptions support some pupils who need more recap than others, which needs to happen without holding back the learning of the rest of the class.
- The first days after a half term break is always recap.
- Specific recaps are within the White Rose planning scheme.
- Teachers plan ongoing retrieval opportunities to consolidate learning.
