Maths
At Deanery, we believe that mathematics is essential to understanding and shaping the world around us. As mathematicians, pupils are encouraged to think logically, reason clearly, and solve problems with confidence and creativity. We aim to foster a love of maths by making learning purposeful, engaging, and accessible to all.
Our curriculum is designed to build fluency, deepen conceptual understanding, and develop pupils’ ability to apply their knowledge in a range of contexts. Pupils are taught to make connections, spot patterns, and explain their thinking using mathematical language. We want every child to feel confident in their ability to tackle challenges and to see mistakes as valuable learning opportunities.
Through a mastery approach, pupils revisit and build upon key concepts over time, ensuring secure foundations and readiness for future learning. Reasoning and problem-solving are embedded throughout the curriculum, helping pupils to become resilient, reflective learners.
In the Early Years Foundation Stage, mathematics is introduced through play, exploration, and meaningful experiences. Children begin to develop number sense, spatial awareness, and an understanding of shape, measure and pattern. The Characteristics of Effective Learning underpin our EYFS provision, encouraging independence and curiosity in mathematical thinking.
Our curriculum overview outlines the progression of mathematical knowledge and skills from EYFS to Year 6, ensuring consistency and challenge at every stage. Pupils are also given opportunities to reflect spiritually—considering the beauty, order and wonder found in mathematical patterns and structures.
We use the White Rose materials to teach maths. White Rose is influenced, inspired and informed by the work of leading maths researchers and practitioners across the world. For each year group, the scheme of learning includes an overview of the maths that your child should be learning at any point in the year. The units your child will be taught can be seen here:
Reception: Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Maths
Year 1 Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Maths
Year 2 Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Maths
Year 3 Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Maths
Year 4 Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Maths
Year 5 Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Maths
Year 6 Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Maths
You’ll notice that a lot of time is spent on building strong number skills in Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and early secondary years. These essential core skills lay a solid foundation for more complicated learning later on.
Information for parents is available here: Advice and guidance for parents | White Rose Maths
A number of home learning resources to support what is being taught in school can be found here: Maths home learning | Home learning | White Rose Maths
White Rose have also created some super maths homework booklets for children to complete at the end of a unit. The units vary in length so these may be issued after 2 weeks or after 4weeks, depending on how long the unit of work lasts. Your child will bring home a copy of this booklet, following the completion of a unit. Please look at these together at home.
You can access these using this link: Parent resources | Maths workbooks | White Rose Maths
There is an excellent app that we recommend all parents download for their child: 1-Minute Maths App | White Rose Maths
MULTIPLICATION CHECK When the children reach Year 4, over and above the usual practice and testing in school, they will undertake a statutory Multiplication Check on their times tables up to 12 x 12. There will be 25 questions in total, having 6 seconds to answer each question, with 3 seconds between questions.
Below is a link for children to practice their times tables, which mirrors the formal Multiplication Check. Hopefully this will help prepare the children for when they are tested in the Summer term.
Calculation policies for Addition and Subtraction and Multiplication and Division can be found by clicking on the buttons below.
Mathematics at Deanery is more than numbers—it’s about thinking deeply, solving problems, and discovering the joy of learning.