‘No one left out, no one left behind.’

1 Thessalonians

At St Barnabas CE Primary School, we take a mastery approach to the teaching of mathematics. All children are challenged and encouraged to excel in maths and to develop an ability to solve problems, to reason, to think logically and to work systematically and accurately.

We teach the skills to ensure our children are resilient learners who become life-long mathematicians. We aim to deliver an inspiring and engaging mathematics curriculum through high quality teaching using the Maths – No Problem! scheme with its spiral curriculum and mastery approach.

Arithmetic fluency and basic maths skills are practised daily to ensure key mathematical concepts are embedded and that children can recall this information. In all lessons, children are encouraged to reason, to communicate their ideas and to notice the links between mathematical topics.

Children are helped to see how maths permeates the natural world through patterns, sequences and structures. They are taught to ‘think outside the box’ for new solutions.

Children are encouraged to have confidence and resilience as they try different approaches.

Children learn to appreciate and respect that other people have different methods to find solutions.