Our Vision for Mathematics
At Lowca Community School, our vision is for every child to develop a deep understanding of mathematics and to approach the subject with confidence, curiosity and enthusiasm. We believe that all children can succeed in maths through high-quality teaching, challenge, and meaningful opportunities to reason, problem-solve and make mathematical connections.
Our approach is rooted in our school values: Love, Ownership, Wellbeing, Collaboration and Attitude. We aim to ensure that every child feels valued, supported and empowered to achieve their very best in maths.
Our Maths Curriculum
We follow a mastery approach, ensuring that all pupils:
- Develop fluency with number facts and mental strategies
- Build secure conceptual understanding through models and representations
- Apply their knowledge to rich problem-solving tasks
- Communicate mathematically using reasoning and precise vocabulary
To support this, we use high-quality resources from:
- NCETM (spine materials, Mastering Number)
- White Rose Maths
- Oak National Academy
- Target Your Maths
- Additional materials chosen to meet our pupils’ needs
Our curriculum is carefully sequenced so that learning builds progressively from EYFS to Year 6
Teaching Approaches
In every maths lesson, children experience:
Fluency
Daily practice of number facts, times tables and arithmetic to develop quick and accurate recall.
Journaling
Opportunities to explain thinking, justify answers and explore mathematical structures through problem solving and reasoning.
I do, We do, You do”
Modelling, guided practice and independent application used consistently across the school.
Problem Solving
Engaging tasks that encourage creativity, resilience and independent thinking from the fluency learned
Mastering Number
Our EYFS pupils follow Mastering Number, ensuring strong number sense from the very start.
KS1 continue to develop fluency through short daily sessions that strengthen understanding of number patterns, representation and calculation.
Times Tables
By the end of Year 4, pupils are expected to know all multiplication facts up to 12 × 12.
We support this through:
- Daily practice
- TTRS challenges
- Fluent recall activities
- Games and investigations exploring patterns and relationships
How Families Can Support Maths at Home
- Practise times tables regularly
- Play number and logic games
- Encourage children to explain their maths thinking
- Use real-life maths (cooking, shopping, measuring)
Key Documents
Lowca Maths Vocabulary Progression