Mathematics and Numeracy at Ysgol y Graig
At Ysgol y Graig, we want every child to develop the confidence, fluency and understanding needed to use mathematics successfully in school and in everyday life.
We teach mathematics progressively, ensuring that pupils build secure knowledge and understanding before applying their skills in increasingly complex and meaningful contexts.
Our approach places a strong emphasis on:
Practical resources, visual representations and carefully chosen examples help pupils develop secure understanding before moving towards greater abstraction and independence.
Numeracy is also developed across other Areas of Learning and Experience. Pupils are given opportunities to use mathematics in purposeful contexts such as measuring, handling data, interpreting information, calculating, estimating and solving real-life problems.
We believe challenge is important for every learner. Teachers use assessment and adaptive teaching to identify pupils’ next steps, address misconceptions and ensure that all children are supported while still being encouraged to think deeply and persevere.
Our aim is for every pupil to leave Ysgol y Graig as a confident, capable and independent mathematical thinker who can apply their numeracy skills accurately and purposefully in a wide range of situations.
At Ysgol y Graig, we want every child to develop the confidence, fluency and understanding needed to use mathematics successfully in school and in everyday life.
We teach mathematics progressively, ensuring that pupils build secure knowledge and understanding before applying their skills in increasingly complex and meaningful contexts.
Our approach places a strong emphasis on:
- secure number knowledge
- fluency and accuracy
- mathematical vocabulary
- reasoning and explaining thinking
- problem-solving
- using appropriate methods and strategies
- applying numeracy across the curriculum
- developing independence and resilience.
Practical resources, visual representations and carefully chosen examples help pupils develop secure understanding before moving towards greater abstraction and independence.
Numeracy is also developed across other Areas of Learning and Experience. Pupils are given opportunities to use mathematics in purposeful contexts such as measuring, handling data, interpreting information, calculating, estimating and solving real-life problems.
We believe challenge is important for every learner. Teachers use assessment and adaptive teaching to identify pupils’ next steps, address misconceptions and ensure that all children are supported while still being encouraged to think deeply and persevere.
Our aim is for every pupil to leave Ysgol y Graig as a confident, capable and independent mathematical thinker who can apply their numeracy skills accurately and purposefully in a wide range of situations.