Key Documents for English
Supporting Reading using Accelerated Reader
We use ‘Accelerated Reader’ across Key Stage Two and for some children in Year Two. It is a reading package that allows children to read from a wide range of books that are at the appropriate level for them. Children are then quizzed on the book that they have chosen to determine their level of understanding. Children accrue points, which depend on the word count of the book and their quiz scores, and prizes are awarded in school for the different number of points achieved.
If you would like to check that your child’s book at home can be used as an ‘Accelerated Reader’ book and the book level of the book then you can use the AR Bookfinder site. There is a link to the site here.
Mathematics Curriculum for all Year Groups
Our ‘Mastery’ curriculum, intends to ensure that the children have a deep understanding of the subject, where they can make links between the different areas of Maths.
There are three aims of the Primary Mathematics Curriculum: fluency, reasoning and problem solving. In all lessons, where children are required to think mathematically, pupils are encouraged to apply their knowledge to a range of different activities and are given the opportunity to reason and problem solve. Much of the curriculum focuses on the children being able to reason about Maths and solve problems independently. It is no longer enough to just get the answer correct; the children need to be able to prove why and explain how and why.
In lessons, children are encouraged to use apparatus initially to develop a secure understanding before moving onto using just numbers and solving problems. To facilitate this understanding, lesson sequences follow a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach for new learning.
Each mathematics lesson begins with 5 a day. This is an opportunity for children to revisit prior learning and provide opportunities for children to recall knowledge from their long term memory.
How we implement our curriculum
As a school, we use the White Rose scheme of work as the spine of our mathematics teaching.
The White Rose Maths Hub provides term by term overviews for the new National Curriculum with the aim of supporting primary schools by providing more detailed Schemes of Learning, which help teachers plan lessons on a day to day basis.
We are members of the Archimedes Maths Hub and engage in Teacher Research Groups to improve our pedagogy across the school; we use the Big 5 Ideas as the impetus for our maths curriculum. Additionally, we engage in the Mastering Number scheme, which supports number sense within Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.
The intended impact of our curriculum
We aim to revisit topics frequently by interweaving different skills together. For example, we will revisit knowledge of money and measures when learning methods for addition and subtraction. By the time pupils leave Rose Wood we aim to ensure that pupils can confidently recall key knowledge and are able to apply that to mathematical thinking. Pupils will be confident mathematicians who demonstrate a love of maths and are always eager to learn more.
Key Documents for Maths
For a list of targets across the subjects please click here