The Badsley Maths Curriculum
At Badsley Primary, we ensure our children have access to a high quality maths curriculum that is both challenging and enjoyable, provide children with a wide range of opportunities which will enable them to make connections in learning for today and tomorrow. All pupils can achieve in mathematics! There is no such thing as a ‘maths person’, that is the belief that some pupils can do maths and others cannot. A typical Maths lesson will provide the opportunity for all children, regardless of their ability, to work through fluency, reasoning and problem solving activities.
We have incorporated a wide range of resources and materials to help support the learning process through mathematics at Badsley. Ensuring the pupils always engage with each lesson and strategy is a key principle behind our teaching methodology.
Some of the resources we utilise are:
- White Rose Maths
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Arithmetic Ninja
- Gareth Metcalfe’s ‘I See Reasoning’
- Counting Collections in EYFS
The documents above highlight in more detail the key strategies behind maths at Badsley.
Early Maths at Badsley
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework focuses on building foundational mathematical skills in young children, typically aged 0-5 years. The aim is to foster a positive attitude towards maths and develop essential skills through hands-on learning and play-based activities.
At Badsley, we use the strategies below to develop the mathematical skills of pupils in EYFS.
- Play-Based Learning: Using toys, games, and puzzles to make maths engaging.
- Real-Life Contexts: Applying maths to everyday situations, such as counting apples or measuring water.
- Songs and Rhymes: Incorporating number rhymes and songs to teach counting and patterns.
- Hands-On Activities: Building with blocks, sorting shapes, or filling containers to explore mathematical concepts practically.
By the end of EYFS at Badsley, children are expected to:
- Develop a strong number sense, including the ability to count confidently and recognise relationships between numbers.
- Solve simple problems involving numbers, patterns, and measures.
- Understand basic mathematical language (e.g., bigger, smaller, more, fewer).