1. Mayhill Maths Workshop
Securing ARE or GD for your child

2. Agenda and Aims
To improve your knowledge of the terms ARE and GD in maths
To explain what ‘going deeper’ means in maths
To ask questions about helping with homework
6:30- Introduction by Mrs Robson
6:45- Questions
7:00- time to look at year specific expectations and ask questions of year group teachers

3. KS2 Curriculum
Fluency with whole numbers and the four operations (+ x - ÷ )
Efficient written methods
Understand place value
Solve a range of problems
Starting to develop mathematical reasoning
Learn all times tables
Learn and spell mathematical vocabulary
Extend their knowledge of the number system to include large integers
Developing connections between multiplication and division with fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion
Solve problems that demand that they can use efficient written methods
Start to use the language of algebra to solve problems
By the end of year 6 pupils should be fluent in;
Long multiplication and division
Working with fractions, percentages and decimals
Spell and pronounce mathematical vocabulary correctly
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4. So… with this in mind, what does ARE mean?
Let’s take times tables as an example;
Previously
(year 2)
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2,5 and 10 times tables
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3,4 and 6 times tables
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for times tables up to 12 x 12
Identify multiples and factors including finding all factor pairs of a number and common factors of 2 numbers
Identify common factors, common multiples, prime numbers and prime factors
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5. So… with this in mind, what does GD mean?
Accessed online

6. Online pages accessed NCETM Mastery Doc
pages taken directly from Babcock 4S Progression in Calculation Document

7. Times tables (and associated division facts/multiples/factors)
Helping at home
Encourage your child to think ‘what do I know that can help me’
Ask them to explain using mathematical terms how they found an answer