Intent
Why we teach this
- Every child becomes numerate, fluent and curious — confident with number, and able to reason and explain.
- Concepts are taught with a Concrete → Pictorial → Abstract (CPA) progression so understanding precedes procedure.
- Fluency rests on number-sense, not memorisation alone — secure facts free working memory for problem-solving.
Implementation
How it lands in classrooms
- White Rose Maths EYFS is the teaching spine in Nursery / LKG / UKG; Cambridge Primary Mathematics provides the reporting frame from Stage 1.
- Power Maths anchors Grades 1–6 as the textbook spine, with Cambridge Learning Objectives tagged.
- M.A.S.T.E.R. (Numbersense Maths) is the daily number-fluency lane: EYNS (early-years) → NFF (number facts) → TTF (times-tables) over a 64-unit spine.
- TTRS (Times Tables Rock Stars) and Numbots build retrieval fluency through deliberate practice.
- Mastery teaching: small steps, variation, careful examples, deep questions.
Impact
What learners can do
- By UKG, children count, compare and recognise number patterns to 20.
- By Grade 2, children fluently add/subtract within 100 and have automatic 2×, 5×, 10× facts.
- By Grade 4, children have fluent times-tables to 12 and reason multiplicatively.
- By Grade 5, children solve multi-step problems, including with fractions, decimals and percentages.
Programmes & resources
What we teach with and where families can read more
Programmes
M.A.S.T.E.R. · Numbersense
Daily number-facts fluency spine (EYNS → NFF → TTF).
Power Maths
Mastery textbook spine for Grades 1–6.
White Rose Maths · EYFS
Teaching spine in Nursery / LKG / UKG.
TTRS · Times Tables Rock Stars
Retrieval fluency for multiplication facts.
Numbots
Number-bond fluency for KS1.
For families
Parent guide · CPA approach
Why we use concrete and pictorial first.
Times-tables home practice schedule
Five-minute daily routine.