Welcome to Maths at Gregory's 

At St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School we aim for our children to be able to explain their thinking and become confident, resilient learners who explore maths in everyday life.  ​

We do this by providing a high quality Mathematics education which introduces children to concepts, skills and thinking strategies that are essential in everyday life and support learning across the curriculum. We follow a mastery approach to teaching Mathematics from Nursery to Year 6, which promotes fluency, as well as developing reasoning and problem solving skills. We have used the White Rose scheme of work for a number of years to support us in doing this. 

Concrete and pictorial resources are used to help children develop a strong foundation of mathematical concepts, which allows them to think in the abstract. As a staff we ensure that all children have access to their age related learning and that the whole curriculum is used to develop and promote Mathematical skill. 

Here you will find lots of useful information about mathematics and the way that it is taught at St Gregory's.

The calculation policy is a really useful link as it sets out the methods we use to teach addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. 

If you want to know more about the curriculum your child follows throughout the year then follow the long term planning link to see what topics will be covered. 

 Life Savers

At Gregory's we are delighted that our school is part of the LifeSavers programme. LifeSavers supports primary schools in setting up savings clubs, and helping children and their families learn about money.

LifeSavers aims to equip our pupils with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences to manage money well, now and in the future. Throughout the academic year we explore Five Big Questions About Money. We also explore four core values around money: thankfulness, wisdom, justice and generosity.

Savings Club

Since joining the LifeSavers programme we have also signed up to become a Super Savers school savings club. The savings club is provided in partnership with the Central Liverpool Credit Union and provide real life, hands-on money experiences for your children to help them develop into financially confident young people. 

If you would like to join the savings club, please follow the link: https://ls.incuto.com/mysavings/ 

Multiplication Tables

In September 2014 we saw the implementation of the new National Curriculum. This new National Curriculum identified the following changes in regards to maths:

• By the end of year 4, pupils should be able to recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12x12

These changes mean it is important for the children to learn their times tables facts and to be able to recall them quickly and accurately. To support children's learning of multiplication tables we have introduced a whole school policy which sets out the order in which multiplication facts are taught and revised as children move through the school.

We have signed up to Times Tables Rock Stars, an online resource for children to improve their times tables knowledge. Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform that helps pupils practise and recall their times tables like a rock star, using paper worksheets, and playing online adaptive question-based games via the app and browser.

Mastering Number

We use the ‘Mastering Number for Reception, KS1 and Lower KS2’ materials in school to secure firm foundations and develop good number sense for all children across school. Children participate in lessons, which are taught outside of the main maths lesson for 10 to 15 minutes, on four days each week. In these short sessions, children are encouraged to notice, explore and explain patterns and connections they see when exploring mathematical concepts.