including: Science, Design & Technology, Computing and Mathematics
STEM is a holistic and integrated approach to cross curricular learning. It fosters collaboration in line with our QI skills approach, utilises technology, hands-on resources and connects learning in real world, authentic and meaningful projects.
Our approach to mathematics learning and teaching:
- Draws on growth mindset and developing children’s attitudes and contextually, relevant ideas of maths;
- Develops number sense and fluency with low levels of maths anxiety through rich, flexible and creative mathematics teaching and learning;
- Number talks and a dialogic approach to developing metacognition in mathematics;
- Mastery through small steps as well as using concrete, pictorial, abstract resources aligned to the 5 big ideas of mastery;
- A shared whole school language of “Math-ish” which is a theory of mathematics that acknowledges that numbers in the real world are often imprecise estimates. Children should estimate before calculating, so they can have a sense of whether their precise answer makes sense.
We guide children to develop efficient, accurate recall of key number facts and procedures essential for fluency, freeing their minds to explore patterns, connections and to think deeply about concepts and problems.
Design & Technology Curriculum
