Orchid Vale Primary School Maths

At Orchid Vale, we use the White Rose scheme of work. Each class teacher plans and teaches a daily 45-minute lesson for Mathematics in line with the White Rose Maths scheme of work.  Each lesson focuses on a manageable step of new learning based on the National Curriculum statements. The daily maths lesson is structured in the following way:

The lesson starts with Flashback 5 - this is five questions that allow the children to revisit prior learning.  Some of this will be very recent and some will be from previous year groups.

In addition to the daily Maths lesson, the children have regular opportunities to revisit prior learning through mastery of number sessions, assertive mentoring, regular arithmetic practice, times tables practice through Times Tables Rock Stars.

Lessons are planned using a common planning format. They are saved on the school’s shared drive and are monitored by the Maths Coordinator and Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

When children are completing their independent questions, they are encouraged to mark their own answers in Key Stage 2. If children have answered any questions incorrectly, they need to go back and make any corrections. In Key Stage 1, class teachers will mark children’s fluency  questions during or after a lesson and will support children to check their work and amend any mistakes.

Maths in the Early Years Foundation Stage

Teachers in the Early Years Foundation Stage are using the mastery of number programme to support them with planning and teaching different maths concepts.

When planning for child-initiated and adult-led Maths activities, Foundation Stage teachers use the ‘Development Matters’ handbook and the early learning goals from the Early Adopter Framework for ‘Mathematics.’ This will ensure that pupils are working within age-related expectations and are given a range of opportunities to apply their Maths skills in a play-based environment. Children’s attainment against the early learning goals will be shared with the Year 1 teachers to ensure effective transition to Year 1.

Maths is challenging.

I like Maths because it is a time where you can really get your brain thinking. 

It does not matter if you get things wrong.  You are at school to learn. 

I like the ‘Twist It’ because it requires you to answer clearly using mathematical vocabulary. It also requires you to think before you answer the question. 

Click below to have a look at the overviews and road maps for each year group.

Click below to see what each year group will be learning this term!

Click below to access some other key documents we use in school.

At Orchid Vale, we use the 'Times Tables Rock Stars' to practise times tables! Click on the link below to access the website.