The Bay – Individualised mathematics learning

The Bay is our specialist SEND classroom for EYFS and Key Stage 1 children, where each child follows a bespoke curriculum matched to their individual needs and stage of development. Maths is embedded within the sensory curriculum, using meaningful, hands-on experiences and carefully selected resources to develop early mathematical understanding. Adaptive teaching ensures activities, communication and support are tailored to each child. Cherry Garden Branch Maps support assessment, helping staff celebrate progress and plan appropriate next steps.

EYFS – Building strong foundations

In Reception, White Rose Maths is taught daily alongside the NCETM’S Mastering Number programme. Through purposeful play, adult-led activities and indoor and outdoor provision, children develop early number sense, counting skills and mathematical language. Practical objects, such as counters and cubes, help children explore number and quantity before progressing towards visual representations and recognising mathematical patterns. Weekly White Rose group work and adaptive teaching enable adults to respond to children's developing understanding, providing support and challenge where appropriate.

Key Stage 1 – Developing number fluency

In Years 1 and 2, daily White Rose Maths lessons are complemented by the NCETM’s Mastering Number programme and additional weekly counting-skills sessions. Children build on their early experiences, developing secure number facts and applying their understanding to calculations and problem-solving. Practical resources, visual models and images help children explain mathematical relationships and make connections as they move towards more abstract methods. Adaptive teaching, pre-teaching and targeted questioning address misconceptions whilst weekly Maths activities in our COOL challenges encourage independent application.

Lower Key Stage 2 – Strengthening understanding

In Years 3 and 4, children follow White Rose mixed-age planning, with learning matched to their respective year-group expectations. Fluency practice at the start of each lesson develops recall of times tables and arithmetic. Children build on their pictorial and practical understanding to select representations strategically, explain methods and solve increasingly complex problems. Teachers use practical resources, models and images to introduce unfamiliar concepts and deepen understanding, adapting scaffolding and challenge in response to assessment. Pre-teaching supports access to new learning, while Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS), Mastering Number – Going for Gold intervention and Numbots provide additional practice where needed and support our Year 4 children to develop the fluency and confidence needed for the statutory Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) in June.

Upper Key Stage 2 – Applying and securing knowledge

In Years 5 and 6, White Rose mixed-age planning supports progression towards end-of-primary expectations. Children develop greater independence in selecting efficient methods, making connections across mathematical concepts and applying their knowledge to multi-step problems and reasoning tasks. Resources, models and images remain important for exploring complex ideas and addressing misconceptions, helping children connect representations with abstract mathematical thinking. Daily fluency practice, responsive assessment and adaptive teaching secure essential knowledge and provide appropriate support or greater challenge. Pre-teaching and targeted TTRS intervention address specific gaps, while home practice on TTRS is encouraged for all children.

Inclusion, assessment and ambition

We are committed to ensuring that every child can access meaningful mathematical learning and achieve their potential. Adaptive teaching is an ongoing part of everyday classroom practice, rather than a separate approach for particular children. Our teaching team draw on assessment, observation and questioning to identify what children understand, where misconceptions remain and what they need next. They respond by adapting explanations, using different representations, providing scaffolding or additional practice and offering further challenge when children are ready. Targeted pre-teaching and interventions help address barriers and strengthen essential knowledge.

Working in partnership with families

We value the partnership between school and home in developing mathematical confidence. Platforms such as Numbots and Times Tables Rock Stars provide opportunities to practise essential fluency skills beyond the classroom. Through regular practice, encouragement and celebration of progress, we aim to foster positive attitudes towards maths and prepare every child for future learning and everyday life.