Maths
At Bridgeway Federation, we believe mathematics is a creative and interconnected subject that plays a vital role in helping children understand the world around them. Our curriculum is designed to develop confident, curious learners who enjoy exploring patterns, solving problems and reasoning mathematically. Through high-quality teaching, pupils build a strong foundation in essential mathematical skills, supporting everyday life, future learning and the world of work. We aim to nurture an appreciation of the power and beauty of mathematics while encouraging resilience, enjoyment and a positive attitude towards the subject.
In Key Stage 1, pupils focus on developing confidence, fluency and enjoyment in working with numbers. Children learn counting, place value and the four operations through practical, hands-on activities using concrete resources and visual representations. They begin to use numbers in different forms, including numerals and words, and strengthen their mental maths skills. Pupils also explore shape, space and measure, learning to recognise, describe, compare and sort shapes and use accurate mathematical vocabulary. They work with length, mass, capacity, time and money, making meaningful connections between number and the world around them. By the end of Year 2, children are confident with number bonds to 20 and have a secure understanding of place value.
In lower Key Stage 2, pupils build confidence and fluency with whole numbers, place value and the four operations. They develop efficient mental and written methods and learn to perform calculations accurately with increasingly large numbers. Children solve a variety of problems, including those involving simple fractions and decimal place value, and apply their knowledge in practical and real-life contexts. Geometry and measurement lessons help pupils draw shapes accurately, analyse their properties and explore relationships between them. By the end of Year 4, pupils know their multiplication tables up to 12 and demonstrate precision, fluency and confidence in mathematical vocabulary.
In upper Key Stage 2, pupils deepen their understanding of numbers and place value, including larger integers, and make connections between multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio. Children develop confidence in solving a wide range of problems, using efficient mental and written methods, and are introduced to algebra to support reasoning and problem-solving. In geometry and measurement, pupils consolidate prior learning, classify shapes with increasing complexity, and use precise vocabulary to describe them. By the end of Year 6, pupils are fluent in written methods for all four operations, including long multiplication and division, and can work confidently with fractions, decimals and percentages. Throughout Key Stage 2, pupils are supported to read, spell and pronounce mathematical vocabulary accurately, building both skill and confidence in the subject.
Curriculum Overviews
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DfE Ready To Progress Criteria
The DFE Ready to Progress document identifies the most important areas in mathematics that pupils need as they progress from year 1 to year 6. These important concepts are referred to as ready-to-progress criteria (RTP). The ready-to-progress criteria (RTP) have been selected in order to develop pupils’ mastery of the primary maths curriculum and, if all criteria are taught and met, pupils will be able to more easily access many other areas of mathematics.