Mathematics in the new curriculum Parents & Governors November 2015

Key Stage 1 (Year 2) and Key Stage 2 (Year 6) 2016 – New tests Key Stage 1 (Year 2) and Key Stage 2 (Year 6) Mathematics Reading English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling May 2016 (Key Stage 1) 9 May 2016 (Key Stage 2) http://www.theschoolrun.com/KS1-SATs-in-2016 http://www.theschoolrun.com/key-stage-2-SATs-2016

What information will I, the parent, receive? Levels have gone. Parents will be told if the child has met the standard. Schools will receive a Standardised scores

Ofsted said: “A few older pupils lack confidence with mental calculations…”

A new approach to mental calculation Mathematics A new approach to mental calculation

Recently, I attended a course and was introduced to this:

The Maths Passport has helped inspire pupils to learn and master mathematical skills such as counting forwards and backwards, number bonds, times tables, multiples, factors and square numbers. Children see mathematics as an enjoyable and important subject and recognise that everyone can do it! 

There are fourteen passports in total, each with Progressively challenging mathematical targets for the children to work towards and achieve. Every child in the school is given a maths passport and work on their targets at least three times a week in school as well as at home. When a child shows depth of learning of each target in the passport, they are presented with a certificate during Celebration Assembly. They are then given their next passport and continue on their travels!

What do we do at home: For homework the children should be practising their targets given on their Maths Passport regularly. It is important they have a broad understanding of each of the targets before moving on.