At Doxey Academy, we understand the importance of Maths in everyday life.

We aspire for all of our children to receive a high quality Maths education which inspires, enthuses and intrinsically motivates them. We encourage our children to ‘dream big’ and we want our children to have embedded and secure mathematical knowledge and skills required for everyday life.  

Throughout the children’s time at Doxey Academy, we aim to grow mathematicians who investigate and explore maths in a purposeful way. Our Mathematicians will show curiosity, motivation, and resilience in all aspects of their Maths Learning. Our children will feel empowered to self-reflect on their learning and they will strive to have the confidence to take risks and to not be afraid to make mistakes. We want children to understand that mistakes are  apart of our learning journey and we can learn from them. We will provide children with Cultural Capital, where we will immerse children in experiences and opportunities in Maths to help them progress and achieve success.

In Maths, we will give the children everything they need for what comes next in their learning and development. 

Our progressive, inclusive Maths curriculum will expose children to countless opportunities that will stimulate not only academic success and high levels of attainment, but also a genuine love of learning and a love for Maths. High level vocabulary is consistently embedded into lessons to improve oracy and is again planned out to ensure progression.  

Our Maths curriculum not only meets statutory expectations, but it also encourages children to be ambitious and it equips them with the skills and knowledge to achieve the best outcomes in life, not just at school.  

The overarching aims for our Maths curriculum are taken from the National Curriculum. These state that all children will:     

-become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately 

-reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships, and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language 

- solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions 

Finally, our Maths curriculum will help our children’s personal development to become a well-rounded individual who can rise above challenges they may face, in school and in society, now and in the future.   

Links to Personal Development 

Our Maths curriculum provides our children with the opportunity to develop their problem-solving skills which they can then use in other areas of life developing their character. Our approach to teaching maths allows children to communicate effectively with their peers as they explore mathematical concepts, present ideas in front of the class and discuss their thoughts openly. Maths can be challenging, and children often face difficult problems or concepts they may not understand right away. Working through these challenges helps develop resilience. Children are taught to persist through difficulties without giving up. When working through challenges children are also taught that making mistakes is part of the learning process and we celebrate small successes after overcoming obstacles, building a mindset of perseverance. This growth in resilience is important not only for maths but also for facing challenges in life with patience and determination. Learning throughout the school based on money and budgeting contributes to children’s understanding of money and careers allowing them to be prepared for Living in the wider world. This learning about money, budgeting and careers also contributes to children’s mental wellbeing as it helps prepare them for future life and the possible stressful situations there might be when money is involved. Work in PSHE sessions on the risks of gambling also links with this area of the maths curriculum and allows children to consider how they can stay mentally well.