Mathematics

At St Joseph’s we provide a quality curriculum that is aspirational and aims to foster a life-long appreciation, curiosity and enjoyment of Mathematics. We value mathematics as an essential, transferable life skill in which ALL can succeed. Our aspiration ‘to be the best we can be’ empowers our learners to ‘SHINE’ with a secure understanding of mathematics; fully equipped and confident to apply knowledge and skills through varied, appropriately pitched learning opportunities.

We intend for our children to become ‘Masters of Mathematics’ with themes taught through a progressive and regularly revisited 'small steps' approach which coherently builds on what has come before. We use mistakes and misconceptions as an essential part of our learning process by encouraging resilience, adaptability and acceptance that ‘struggles’ are often a necessary step in learning. This, alongside meaningful and purposeful problem-solving and reasoning woven through every maths lesson, provides our learners with the breadth and depth of understanding to succeed and SHINE.

Our intentions are fully underpinned by the aims of the National Curriculum which states that ALL children:

• Become fluent in the fundamentals of Mathematics.
• Are able to reason mathematically.
• Can solve problems by applying their mathematics.