At Lindale, we use the White Rose Maths Scheme throughout school.

Most primary schools in England now use these free small-step, mastery-based schemes of learning.  The White Rose resources help teachers create maths lessons that meet all national curriculum guidelines in a fun, inclusive and age-appropriate way. All the material is designed to support primary children as they have fun with maths, exploring everything from times tables and number bonds to money and multiplication.

These high-quality resources inspire children and give teachers the time to teach.

At White Rose the mastery approach to maths teaching is used. This is a research-driven teaching and learning method that meets the goals of the National Curriculum.

What does it mean in practice? In summary, a mastery approach…

• Puts numbers first: Our schemes have number at their heart, because we believe confidence with numbers is the first step to competency in the curriculum as a whole.
• Puts depth before breadth: we reinforce knowledge again and again.
• Encourages collaboration: children can progress through the schemes as a group, supporting each other as they learn.
• Focuses on fluency, reasoning and problem solving: it gives children the skills they need to become competent mathematicians.

At the heart of the mastery approach is the Concrete Pictorial Abstract (CPA) approach. Research shows that when children are introduced to a new concept, working with concrete physical resources and pictorial representations leads to a better understanding of abstract concepts. We use CPA throughout our schemes of learning.

Our Calculation Policy

We have adopted the White Rose Maths calculation policies. These are split into two documents and aim to ensure progression throughout the years.  Please do not hesitate to ask your child’s class teacher to explain any specific methods.

Addition and Subtraction policy

Multiplication and Division policy

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS:

Below is a link to the programme of study for mathematics  (National Curriculum) and the White Rose National Curriculum Progression document.

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White Rose National Curriculum Progression

Follow this link for our year group expectations for maths.

Useful websites to aid your child’s learning

https://ttrockstars.com/

http://uk.mathletics.com/signin/