Maths at Sacred Heart
At Sacred Heart we use a maths scheme called White Rose Maths.
White Rose Maths is a pioneering educational initiative that emphasises a comprehensive understanding of mathematics. It’s a pedagogical approach that has been embraced by both primary and secondary schools to enhance maths skills and problem-solving skills.
White Rose Maths takes the main learning objectives from the national curriculum and breaks them down into teaching blocks across each term. Time is built in for maths assessments and for recapping at the end of the term. The topics into which the curriculum is broken down are known as the White Rose small steps.
These small steps break down which learning objectives children need to master, and in what order, to gain a deep understanding of maths topics, and gradually develop their reasoning and problem-solving skills. There are small steps for each year group, sorted into blocks of weeks.
To see more details of the small steps in your child’s year group, please go to the class pages.
Key Learning
| Small coherent steps | Making Connections | Fluency | Representations | Variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In order to allow all children to achieve, scaffolding is necessary. All children are able to engage with the lesson as small steps are carefully engineered to guide them through their learning, leading them to conclusions and generalisations which, through careful teacher-led questioning and lesson design, they discover for themselves. | Units of learning are built upon prior learning and connections are made throughout the learning journey. Longer time is spent on each mathematical concept so that there is time for depth of understanding and children are able to make their own generalisations as well as reasoning about their maths and using their knowledge and understanding to solve problems. | Children are taught key number facts, which they practise and apply within a wide range of contexts. | Children are exposed to a wide range of representations, following a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach so that all learners are able to visualise the structures of mathematics to support their learning. | Lessons include both conceptual variation, where concepts are shown in a variety of ways, as well as procedural variation throughout a lesson and exercise in which children are encouraged to apply their knowledge and make connections to proceed through a task. |
Times Tables Rock Stars: Practise your times tables and become a rock star
MyMaths: MyMaths is a whole-school interactive resource for use in the classroom and at home
Hit the Button: Times tables and number bonds practice
BBC Bitesize KS1: Everything!
BBC Bitesize KS2: Everything!
MathsFrame: These games are mainly aimed at Key Stage 2 but when you click on some of them you’ll find they’re suitable for Key Stage 1 too!
Teach Your Monster Number Skills: Fun-filled games offer exciting new ways to practice numbers. Aligned with Pre-K/Reception curriculum and enjoyable for ages 4-6+.
My MiniMaths: All resources provide free help with Key Stage 2 Maths across all four year groups