Our Maths curriculum design is based on the White Rose schemes of work. The long- and medium-term plans provided by White Rose have been adapted and rearranged in order to suit the needs of the children in our school. Class teachers design short term weekly planning with resources taken from a variety of sources or, if more appropriate, produced internally. Maths lessons are designed to provide children with numerous opportunities to discuss and explain their learning, alongside completing fluency questions and questions that enable the children to reason and problem solve. Knowledge is presented in small steps and carefully modelled. Children then have opportunities to practice that skill or procedure.  We believe that in Maths practice is of paramount importance and providing children with these opportunities helps to embed their understanding of mathematical concepts.

We believe that focusing on the times tables is key to unlocking the curriculum in UKS2. Using a mastery approach, years 2, 3 and 4 will spend an extended amount of time focusing on and learning each times table. Children in Key Stage 1 have four Mastering Number sessions a week to build the foundational knowledge required to help build automaticity. Building on this, the children from years 3-6 complete four Arithmetic sessions a week.

What our pupils say about Maths at Oakhill

"I love working hard to solve challenging problems!"

"We get to use lots of equipment to help us learn."

"I love learning my times tables!"