Maths at Lenham Primary
At Lenham Primary we use the White Rose Maths Schemes of Learning to support our teaching of maths.
White Rose Maths is a company founded within a high-performing, Halifax-based school Trust. White Rose Maths work with teachers, practitioners, pupils, parents and carers with a single aim: helping every child and young person to understand, enjoy and succeed in maths. Their schemes of work achieve this by delevoping understanding. By truly understanding each maths concept and by mastering learning one step at a time, EVERYONE CAN DO MATHS: EVERYONE CAN!
We supplement and enrich our maths with a wide range of other resources.
The maths curriculum for each year group can be found on the individual class pages. Please click the appropriate link below;
On line platforms
At Lenham Primary we provide children, from Year 2 to Year 6, with access to the Maths Whizz Tutor programme. This is an award winning platform that automatically sets lessons, cleverly assessing progress and giving each child the intelligent support they need, the Tutor builds confidence, ability and motivation in maths. Research demonstrates that students who learn with the Maths-Whizz Tutor for 60 minutes a week increase their Maths Age™ by, on average, 18 months in their first year.
Log in details for each individual child can be found in their Reading Record/Homework Diary. To log in, simply click the link below and enter their individual log in details.
At Lenham Primary we provide children, from Year 2 to Year 6, with access to Times Tables Rock Stars. Times Tables Rock Stars is a carefully sequenced programme of engaging times tables practice.
The format has very successfully boosted times tables recall speed for hundreds of thousands of pupils over the last 8 years in over 16,000 schools - both primary and secondary - worldwide.
Log in details for each individual child can be found in their Reading Record/Homework Diary. To log in, simply click the link below and enter their individual log in details.
At Lenham Primary we provide all of our children with access to NumBots. NumBots was created by the same team that devised Times Tables Rock Stars. NumBots' goal is for pupils to use efficient mental calculation strategies to add and subtract two-digit numbers, so that they can leave counting on their fingers behind!
NumBots equips each pupil with the set of core maths skills they require by building their knowledge from the ground up - starting at the very beginning with subitising.
Instant recall of key number facts must be built on a secure and genuine mathematical understanding in order for pupils to move forward and solve increasingly complex problems.
Log in details for each individual child can be found in their Reading Record/Homework Diary. To log in, simply click the link below and enter their individual log in details.
Rekenrek - a counting rack
Lenham Primary is proud to continue its delivery of the 'Mastering Number' programme, a major new initiative from the NCETM and Maths Hubs. The programme began in September 2021 and has been reviewed for the 2022-2023 academic year. It is aimed at strengthening the understanding of number, and fluency with number facts, among children in the first three years of school.
Mastering Number is wholly consistent with and complementary to the Primary Teaching for Mastery Programme, which has been running in more than 8,000 schools since 2016.
Our lead teachers of Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have received training and resources equipping them to give their class a regular short ‘number sense’ session as part of scheduled maths teaching. The programme will last for the whole school year.
Over the year, children will use a range of materials and representations, including a small abacus-like piece of equipment called a rekenrek.
Leading the programme is the NCETM’s Director for Primary Mathematics, Debbie Morgan.
‘The rekenrek looks like a simple piece of equipment, but it can be very powerful. Used by skilful, trained teachers it can help children move away from counting in ones to start doing basic mental calculations. We call this ‘number sense’, and research tells us that if children develop fluency and flexibility with number facts and relationships early on, they will make much more progress later, in both maths and other subjects.’
Parent information
At Lenham Primary we understand that supporting your children at home with maths can sometimes be a struggle. The approach to teaching maths has changed so much in recent years and as a parent you may have learnt a different method to how your children now complete calculations. We have produced a resource to share the language, representations and methods we use at school. To access this resources please click on the link below.
Additional support for parents - videos and guides
White Rose Maths have teamed up with TV presenter, teacher and parent Michael Underwood to bring you a mini-series called Maths with Michael.
We understand that many parents feel like maths has changed and that it’s sometimes difficult to keep up to date with modern teaching methods. Well don’t worry, these resources from White Rose Maths are here to help.
