For the EYFS and Year 1, Mastering Number is used as the main teaching overview, as it immerses the children into a deep understanding of number. To ensure the requirements of the EYFS statutory framework and the year 1 National Curriculum are being fully covered, further mathematical opportunities covering a range of other concepts have been mapped out across the year.

The White Rose scheme of learning is used for Maths, to support this move, for years 2-6. The main curriculum overview and progression documents provided by this scheme are fully aligned with the National Curriculum and ensures that learning builds on previous units taught and constantly weaves in retrieval and rehearsal, ensuring retention. We use the yearly overviews as guidance where teachers use their professional judgements and is required alter these in response to the children’s individual needs.

Embedding fluency of key concepts is fundamental, therefore in addition to EYFS and Year 1 using mastering number, year 2 and 3 use this scheme, up to four times per week, to continue to develop their sense of number and calculation. Furthermore, to ensure fluency in multiplication and division, step counting is used daily in year 1 – 6. Both mastering number and step counting provide excellent opportunities to take learning deeper and using the basic concepts children have the opportunity to apply and enhance their fluency. Times tables knowledge is also supported by the use of Times Tables Rockstars and regular 5-minute retrieval tasks.