Maths
At Marston Green Infant Academy we aim to ensure children become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, reason mathematically and are able to solve mathematical problems.
Please click here for our Curriculum Intent statement
Throughout the Academy, we inform our planning with resources from The National Centre for Excellence in Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), nrich maths and White Rose Maths. We deliver our lessons with a 'teaching for mastery' approach. The NCETM describes this approach...
- Mastering maths means pupils acquiring a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject.
- The phrase ‘teaching for mastery’ describes the elements of classroom practice and school organisation that combine to give pupils the best chances of mastering maths.
- Achieving mastery means acquiring a solid enough understanding of the maths that’s been taught to enable pupils to move on to more advanced material.
Effective teaching for mastery is underpinned by 5 Big Ideas. This webpage link will provide further explanation of each idea.
Parent Involvement
In Years 1 and 2, we hold Inspire Workshops annually, where parents can join their child in the classroom for a maths inspired session. The children always enjoy showing their parents how to use the different resources and it is lovely to see everyone having a go at our problem solving questions.
Thank you to all the parents who joined us on November 12 2025 - the children were very excited that you joined us for an hour of maths activities. The power point from the session is below.
Some parent comments from previous sessions included:
"Enjoyed having lots of different activities to go to"
" I wish maths had been like this when I was at school"
"It was good to have things out that we could do together"
" It was good to see how confident my child was, explained how to solve the question to me!"
"Always enjoy these workshops - thank you"
White Rose Workbooks
Follow the year group links below to access workbooks on most of the mathematical strands taught in Key Stage 1. These have been provided by White Rose Maths so follow the same format as lessons in school and images of resources will be familiar to the children. It would be most helpful to look at the workbook at the same time or after the unit has been taught in school.
Interactive Activities
Children in Key Stage 1 all have a NumBots login, an interactive game that develops fluency in mathematics. The cog icon below provides further information and parent guidance. In addition, follow the computer icon below to access some additional useful websites.
If you misplace your child's log in details - just ask your child's class teacher who will be able to provide the details again.
To view our Maths Policy, please click here to be taken to our Policies page