Mathematics

All children at Duckmanton Primary School have access to a high quality Maths curriculum. We aim to inspire a genuine love of Maths and help every child master the National Curriculum. Teachers consistently reinforce an expectation that all pupils are capable of achieving high standards in Mathematics. All our teaching is underpinned by methodical curriculum design and supported by carefully crafted lessons and resources to foster deep, conceptual and procedural knowledge.

The programme of study we follow is by necessity, organised into apparently distinct domains, but pupils should make rich connections across mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems. Mathematical knowledge is also applied to Science and other subjects. Our “mastery” approach to teaching mathematics enables our children to:

Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils have conceptual understanding and are able to recall and apply their knowledge rapidly and accurately to problems.
Reason Mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing argument, justification or proof using mathematical language.
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. (The National Curriculum 2014)

Maths National Curriculum

Helping your child at home:

Timestable Rockstars is a carefully sequenced programme of daily Times Table Practice. The format has very successfully boosted Times Tables recall speed for hundreds of thousands of pupils. Please ask your child's class teacher for your child's login details.

White Rose Maths Review – is it Helpful? - Edumentors White Rose is full of ideas, resources and information about how you can support with homework and learning.

Mastering Number

East Midlands West Maths Hub | NCETM

At Duckmanton Primary School, we are committed to helping every child develop confidence and fluency with number.

To support this, we take part in the Mastering Number Programme, developed by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM). The programme helps children build strong number sense, develop fluency with key facts and gain a deeper understanding of how numbers work.

Mastering Number is delivered in:

Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 4
Year 5

Through short, regular sessions, children explore number using practical resources and visual representations such as rekenreks, tens frames and counters. These approaches help children recognise patterns, make connections and develop efficient mental calculation strategies.

The programme supports children to:

Develop confidence with number facts.
Improve fluency and automatic recall.
Understand relationships between numbers.
Explain their mathematical thinking.
Build strong foundations for future mathematical learning.

At Duckmanton, we want all children to see themselves as successful mathematicians. Mastering Number helps us develop learners who approach maths with confidence, curiosity and determination.