1. Maths Information Evening November 6 th 2014

2. Changes to the maths curriculum. Brief outline of core focuses in each year group. Assessment. Calculations.

3. Changes to the curriculum. What’s gone?What’s been added? Data handling/Statistics is removed from Y1 No specific requirement to describe patterns No specific requirements to describe ways of solving problems or explain choices Counting & writing numerals to 100 Write numbers in words up to 20 Number bonds secured to 20 Use of vocabulary such as equal, more than, less than, fewer, etc. Year 1

4. What’s gone?What’s been added? Rounding two-digit numbers to the nearest 10 Halving/doubling no longer explicitly required Using lists/tables/diagrams to sort objects Solving problems with subtraction Finding/writing fractions of quantities (and lengths) Adding two 2-digit numbers Adding three 1-digit numbers Demonstrating commutativity of addition & multiplication Describing properties of shape (e.g. edges, vertices) Measuring temperature in °C Tell time to nearest 5 minutes Make comparisons using = symbols Recognise £ p symbols and solve simple money problems Year 2

5. What’s gone?What’s been added? Specific detail of problem-solving strategies (although the requirement to solve problems remains) Rounding to nearest 10/100 moves to Year 4 Reflective symmetry moves to Year 4 Converting between metric units moves to Year 4 No requirement to use Carroll/Venn diagrams Adding tens or hundreds to 3-digit numbers Formal written methods for addition/subtraction 8 times table replaces 6 times tables (!) Counting in tenths Comparing, ordering, adding & subtracting fractions with common denominators Identifying angles larger than/smaller than right angles Identify horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines Tell time to the nearest minute, including 24-hour clock and using Roman numerals Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year Year 3

6. What’s gone?What’s been added? Specific detail on lines of enquiry, representing problems and find strategies to solve problems and explaining methods (i.e. largely from old Ma1) Using mixed numbers (moved to Y5) Most ratio work moved to Y6 Written division methods (moved to Y5) All calculator skills removed from KS2 PoS Measuring angles in degrees (moved to Y5) Solving problems with fractions and decimals to two decimal places Rounding decimals to whole numbers Roman numerals to 100 Recognising equivalent fractions Knowing equivalent decimals to common fractions Dividing by 10 and 100 (incl. with decimal answers) Using factor pairs Translation of shapes Finding perimeter/area of compound shapes Solve time conversion problems Year 4

7. What’s gone?What’s been added? Detail of problem-solving process and data handling cycle no longer required Calculator skills moved to KS3 Probability moves to KS3 Several elements are now expected to be covered in lower KS2, e.g. decimals/fractions knowledge, points in the first quadrant; parallel/perpendicular lines Understand & use decimals to 3dp Solve problems using up to 3dp, and fractions Write %ages as fractions; fractions as decimals Use vocabulary of primes, prime factors, composite numbers, etc. Know prime numbers to 20 Understand square and cube numbers Use standard multiplication & division methods for up to 4 digits Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers Deduce facts based on shape knowledge Distinguish regular and irregular polygons Calculate the mean average Year 5

8. What’s gone?What’s been added? Detail of problem-solving processes no longer explicit Divisibility tests Calculator skills move to KS3 PoS Rotation moves to KS3 Probability moves to KS3 Median/Mode/Range no longer required Compare and ordering fractions greater than 1 Long division 4 operations with fractions Calculate decimal equivalent of fractions Understand & use order of operations Plot points in all 4 quadrants Convert between miles and kilometres Name radius/diameter and know relationship Use formulae for area/volume of shapes Calculate area of triangles & parallelograms Calculate volume of 3-d shapes Use letters to represent unknowns (algebra) Generate and describe linear sequences Find solutions to unknowns in problems Year 6

9. Core focuses in each year group Mathematics in Year 1 As children begin their compulsory schooling in Year 1, schools will naturally work to build on the learning that takes place in the Reception year. The understanding of place value will be a central part of the teaching in Year 1.

10. Mathematics in Year 2 During Key Stage 1, there is a big focus on developing basic number skills. That means securing a good understanding of place value, and recognising number bonds to 20. Practising these skills frequently will help children’s mathematical thinking throughout school. Number bonds are essential to the understanding of maths. Children in Year 2 learn their number bonds to 20, that is being able to quickly recall the total of any two numbers up to 20, e.g. 5 + 9 = 14, rather than having to count on to find the answer. At the end of Year 2, all children will sit the National Curriculum Tests for Key Stage 1. This will include a short arithmetic test of 15 questions, and a second paper of broader mathematics which will last around 35 minutes.

11. Mathematics in Year 3 During the years of lower Key Stage 2 (Year 3 and Year 4), the focus of mathematics is on the mastery of the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) so that children can carry out calculations mentally, and using written methods. In Year 3 your child is likely to be introduced to the standard written column methods of addition and subtraction. Mathematics in Year 4 By the end of Year 4, children will be expected to know all of their times tables up to 12 x 12 by heart. This means not only recalling them in order but also being able to answer any times table question at random, and also knowing the related division facts. For example, in knowing that 6 x 8 = 48, children can also know the related facts that 8 x 6 = 48 and that 48 ÷ 6 = 8 and 48 ÷ 8 = 6. This expertise will be particularly useful when solving larger problems and working with fractions.

12. Mathematics in Year 5 During the years of upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and Year 6), children use their knowledge of number bonds and multiplication tables to tackle more complex problems, including larger multiplication and division, and meeting new material. In Year 5, this includes more work on calculations with fractions and decimals, and using considerably larger numbers than previously. Mathematics in Year 6 By the end of Year 6, children are expected to be confident with the use of all four standard methods for written calculations, and to have secured their knowledge of the key number facts for the four operations. Their work will focus more on fractions, ratio, proportion and the introduction of algebra. In May of Year 6, children will take an arithmetic test of thirty minutes, and two broader mathematics tests of forty minutes each. These will be sent away for marking, with the results coming back before the end of the year. Your child’s teacher will also make an assessment of whether or not your child has reached the expected standard by the end of the Key Stage.

13. Assessment Children will still sit statutory tests at the end of Key Stages 1 and 2 (Year 2 & 6). Children will no longer be given a level at the end of a Key Stage, instead they will be given a scaled score, with 100 being the expected score for each age group.

14. The terms ‘expected’, ‘exceeding’, and ‘emerging/below expected’ may be used when determining the level or ability of a child in relation to their academic year group.

15. Calculations Early calculations in Foundaton Stage and Year 1 involve using apparatus such as: Countables Tens frames Bundles Base 10 Marked number lines Hundred squares Once calculation begins to move into written methods we start using unmarked number lines, partitioning and column method. We have school calculation guidance which we follow to ensure progression through each stage as fits the needs of the individual children as well as the requirements of the curriculum.