1. Maths Open Morning
Miss Charles
Maths Co-ordinator

2. Aims School improvement priority last year Feedback from parents
Children are often frightened or worried about maths
Facts and times tables support learning
Deepening understanding is key

3. New Curriculum 2014 We have now had two years on the new curriculum.
Year 2 & 6 both sat the new SATS tests last summer
Year % achieved ARE (age related)
National average was 70%
The children made significant progress when compare to national also
Year 2 – 74% achieved ARE (age related)
National average was 73%

4. New Curriculum
If child is working at a level that they should be in that year it is called ARE – Age Related Expectations
At this time in the year, children are only starting (entering) the expectations for that year group
Children only work within their year group
Children who understand and complete work will go onto a deepening understanding task.
Basics need to be understood before moving on

5. Times Tables & Facts Children will have facts to learn each week
Number bonds, times tables, numbers, division facts etc
Tested on a Monday
Children can then use these facts in their work
Helping children at home – doesn’t have to take lots of times, a few a night, asking around the house, counting up the stairs, in the car etc.

6. Times tables 1 x ? = Always the same 2 x ? = Double
3 x ? = Top two added together
4 x ? = double and double again
5 x ? = Always end in 5 or 0
6 x ?, 7 x ?, 8 x?= use 5 x and add on
10 x ?= Ends in 0
9 x ? = Use 10 and take one lot away
11 x ? = 10x added to 1x (or pattern – 11, 22, 33)
12 x ? =10 x added to 2 x

7. Fluency

8. Maths Anxiety
A child suffering from maths anxiety is not necessarily “bad at maths”, but the stress they feel in maths lessons and the avoidance tactics they use in maths, means that they often struggle and can often shut down.
Often parents struggle with maths and this is then transferred onto the child.

9. Maths Anxiety Make maths fun at home
Try not to emphasis how hard you find maths
Ask them to teach you what they have learnt in school or what they need to do for homework
Make maths real life in the supermarket or when cooking, ask them the time or how much things would be for examples the deals
Games, Education City, MyMaths, other websites or apps.

10. St Paul’s What are we doing at St Paul’s?
Morning mental maths sessions daily
Weekly problem solving lessons
Working towards a confidence in maths
Deepening understanding
Extending more able children
Informing parents

11. Friday Problem Solving
Every Friday morning children do a mental arithmetic test and talk about it
Every Friday morning children practise problem solving strategies
This is active, fun and explorative
Children are encouraged to talk about maths and investigate
Solve puzzles and problems

12. What can you do? Read the document – Supporting Children in Maths.
Talk about maths at home
Help your child to learn times tables or other facts
Help with homework

13. St Paul’s This morning: Feel free to join your child/children in maths
Explore New Curriculum
Have a look at the SATs papers and the expectations
Any questions please come and speak to me 