The aim of this page is to give you,  as parents, a better understanding of the key concepts your child will be learning and how they are taught.

It provides ideas and resources so you can support your child at home. 

What is teaching for Mastery?

At Christ the Sower Primary School,  we see teaching for mastery in maths as allowing children to gain a deep understanding of maths, allowing them to acquire a secure and long-term understanding of maths that allows them to make continual progress to move onto more complex topics. We believe that everyone can do maths and there’s no such thing as being a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ mathematician.

Maths is a subject that everyone can and should be able to perform confidently and competently. We teach by breaking down maths objectives into the smallest steps, so that every child is secure in every new concept before moving on. We focus upon teaching for fluency, reasoning and problem-solving.

What will my child learn in mathematics this year?

At CTS we use a scheme called White Rose Maths. Our Early Years teachers adapt this planning to ensure that it exactly meets the needs of Poppy and Daisy Class children.

Below,  is an overview of the maths that your child should be learning at any point in the year. Sometimes the class might be a little behind or ahead of the scheme schedule. That’s fine; White Rose deliberately build flexibility into their schemes to allow for this. You can check the year group medium term planner on the class page for further information.

Poppy Class Overview

Daisy Class Overview