We aim to ensure that the three core areas in the national curriculum are covered in all our lessons: fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving. We offer the learners the opportunity to have varied and frequent practice of their mathematical skills, focusing on their ability to recall and apply their knowledge accurately. 

We use the key elements for Mastery for Maths to improve the understanding, knowledge and skills of the subject. At Strathmore school, we believe all learners can develop  fluency, problem-solving  and reasoning skills  through a range of  engaging learning experiences. Questioning is a crucial part of the maths lesson. It lets our learners demonstrate what they know and challenge their every step. 

Teachers plan and facilitate learning by using a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach across all ages. Staff address misconceptions and encourage learners to make mathematical connections within the world around them through effective questioning.  

The skills progression for Maths is laid out in the  Strathmore Maths Framework. The outcomes in Maths are planned for in small, achievable steps. 

All students at Strathmore develop fluency in Maths by taking part in daily fluency sessions that include rote counting, identifying, writing, and ordering numerals. Developing a deeper understanding of number sense will affect learners' success in other areas of mathematics. This method promotes deeper understanding and problem-solving skills by making connections between physical objects and mathematical symbols.  

Our learners develop number sense by:

• exploring, touching, responding, anticipating 
• developing shared attention 
• acquiring an understanding of object permanence and 1:1 correspondence 
• matching and sorting 
• sequencing and patterning 
• counting 
• making sets of objects 
• combining sets of objects 
• adding and subtracting 
• multiplying and dividing 
• using and applying their mathematical skills to Pre-Key standards level where appropriate. 

Coverage of the following mathematical concepts is provided within the classroom's learning zones or PfA sessions, enabling learners to apply their knowledge practically and make rich connections across math areas. Mathematical concepts will provide these concepts through continuous provision rather than discrete lessons. 

• shape, space and measure 
• position and direction 
• time 
• weight and volume 
• size, length and height