Intent
At Whitley Memorial CofE Primary School, we offer the children a balanced mathematics curriculum based on the National Curriculum aims to ensure that all children become fluent, reason mathematically and can solve problems. The Whitley aims to allow children to believe in themselves and achieve as mathematicians and to develop the power of resilience and perseverance when faced with mathematical challenges. We believe that an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics and a sense of enjoyment, creativity and curiosity leads the pathway to success. We aim to ‘go slow to go fast’, with a clear, progressive curriculum based on developing a secure and deep conceptual understanding allowing children time to identify patterns and make valuable mathematical connections and generalisations. At the Whitley we foster and promote the fact that, ‘We can all do Maths!’ regardless of race, gender or those from disadvantaged backgrounds. We promote an environment that children feel comfortable to try out their ideas and use mistakes and misconceptions as an essential part of learning and provide challenge through rich and sophisticated problems.