Maths

The Teaching of Mathematics at High Street Primary School 

At Winsford High Street Primary, we believe maths is for everyone. Our goal is to help every child see how maths matters in daily life and feel confident using it. Through a mastery approach with Maths – No Problem! and Mastering Number, we make learning engaging, practical, and fun. Children develop strong number sense, problem-solving skills, and resilience—preparing them for future challenges and opportunities. We want every child to leave our school saying, “I can do maths!”

 

How we implement this at High Street 

Foundation 

In our Early Years, maths is practical, playful, and meaningful. We follow a mastery approach using the NCETM Mastering Number programme, alongside Maths – No Problem!
 
Children enjoy a daily whole-class maths session where they explore concepts using objects, pictures, and numbers. They work with partners, share ideas, and learn different strategies to build confidence and problem-solving skills. Maths also happens through play and continuous provision, so children see how numbers and patterns are part of everyday life.
 
Teachers provide extra support for children who need it and challenge those ready to deepen their understanding. Our aim is simple: every child enjoys maths, feels confident, and believes “I can do this!”.

 

Key Stages 1 & 2 

At High Street Primary, we teach maths using a mastery approach with the DfE-recommended programme Maths – No Problem! and additional Mastering Number sessions to build fluency.
 
Lessons start with an engaging problem that all children can access. Pupils use practical resources, pictures, and numbers to explore ideas, share strategies, and explain their thinking. Teachers guide discussion to deepen understanding, and children record their learning in journals using diagrams and mathematical language.
 
We support every child: those who need extra help receive targeted support, while confident learners are challenged to think more deeply rather than move ahead too quickly. Our goal is for all pupils to develop strong number sense, problem-solving skills, and resilience—so they leave school believing “I can do maths!”.

 

Mastering Number/Fluency sessions 

All classes have extra time in their timetables to work on fluency. These are heavily focussed on being able to recall number facts that will support children with their maths therefore reducing cognitive load. Year 1 - Year 5 use the NCETM’s Mastering Number resources for these sessions. 

 

Assessment

Assessment is used diagnostically to inform teaching, fluency provision and targeted intervention.

A baseline assessment is completed at the beginning of the academic year to identify prior learning and retention from the previous year. This information informs unit planning, fluency session provision (particularly in Years 3–6), and the deployment of interventions.

Unit reviews, carried out two to three weeks after the completion of a unit, are used to assess retained knowledge and understanding.

Mid‑year and end‑of‑year Maths: No Problem! (MNP) assessments are used to support teacher assessment judgements and to identify gaps in learning, informing future planning and intervention strategies.

Files to Download

Mastering Number Overview Rec.pdf Mastering Number Overview Y1.pdf Mastering Number Overview Y2.pdf Mastering Number Year 4.pdf Mastering Number Year 5.pdf Maths Nursery.pdf Maths Policy 2026.pdf Maths Reception.pdf Maths Year 1.pdf Progression of Skills.pdf Year-2-scheme-of-work.pdf Year-3-scheme-of-work.pdf Year-4-scheme-of-work.pdf Year-5-scheme-of-work.pdf Year-6-scheme-of-work.pdf
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