Maths at Dinnington First School

Our vision for our children as mathematicians…

At Dinnington First School, our Maths curriculum follows the White Rose Maths scheme and is carefully designed to inspire all children. We aim to ensure that every child becomes fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, can recall key facts with confidence, and is able to reason mathematically. Through problem solving and opportunities to apply their knowledge in different contexts, children are encouraged to think deeply and develop a love of maths. Above all, we strive to make learning maths fun, engaging, and accessible for all.

At Dinnington First School these skills are embedded within Maths lessons every week and are developed consistently over time. We believe that all pupils can enjoy success in maths if they have a resilient mindset for learning, are supported in developing their understanding through a logical progression of concrete, pictorial and abstract elements and if they foster a genuine enjoyment for the subject. We are committed to ensuring that every pupil develops as a mathematician, so that in their life beyond our school they are equipped with the essential building blocks of good number fact recall and mental maths knowledge as well as the ability to reason and use written techniques to successfully solve problems.

White Rose Maths scheme can be found following the link.

Maths resources for teachers | White Rose Education

KIRFs  - Key Instant Recall Facts 

Having maths facts at your finger tips makes learning new maths skills easier. For this reason we have identified some key facts in each year group that need to be instantly recalled.

At the start of every 6 week block of learning children are set some number facts to learn off by heart. These are visited in school during maths lessons but it is also expected that they are practised at home as well. At the end of each block children will be tested in timed conditions to ensure facts are known rather than calculated.