Welcome to Mathematics at Falcon

At Falcon, our vision for mathematics is built on our belief that every child can succeed. We nurture a culture of curiosity and resilience, to ensure that all pupils build a deep understanding of maths, master essential arithmetic, and develop the confidence to reason and solve problems independently.

To deliver this, we base our maths curriculum on the White Rose Maths framework, using carefully planned sequences and small learning steps to guide our teaching. We tailor and adapt these materials for every class and year group, ensuring the learning directly matches the unique needs of our pupils.

To ensure a high-quality and consistent experience across the whole school, our daily maths lessons are built around the following approaches:

• We move through learning journeys as a whole class. We aim to ensure no child is left behind while allowing us to offer rich, deeper challenges for those ready to stretch their thinking.

• Mathematical concepts are broken down into small, logical steps—both within single lessons and across a whole unit. This keeps learning manageable and builds firm foundations of understanding.  

• We aim to bridge the gap between physical objects and written calculations using clear visual models, including bar models, part-whole diagrams, and number lines.

• Presenting maths concepts in varied and non-standard ways. This encourages children to spot patterns and uncover relationships in order to make connections in their learning.

• Purposeful discussion. Structured talk is woven into every lesson, giving pupils time to test ideas and express their mathematical thinking out loud.

• Adults and pupils consistently use accurate, formal mathematical language, giving children the tools they need to express mathematical ideas clearly.

• Mistakes aren't hidden - they are brought into the open! We explore common errors together, treating them as valuable learning opportunities to develop our understanding further.

• We challenge all children with rich, open-ended question types, such as "Spot the mistake", "Always, Sometimes, Never", and "Prove it" to push their reasoning beyond simply finding the right answer.

Times tables:

At Falcon, we deliver a rigorous times tables teaching programme throughout Years 3 and 4.  The children take part in daily sessions which provide structure and depth to times tables teaching in order that they achieve fluency in multiplication and division facts and concepts. The programme develops recall of 36 core multiplication facts. Fluency in these facts provides the foundation for all written and mental multiplication and division. New facts are introduced and taught visually through the conceptual lessons, and aurally through the chanting of verbal sound patterns. Facts are learned to fluency through daily practice sessions with scores tracked daily and targeted support provided where needed.  This programme is then consolidated through Years 5 and 6, to support the children’s progress across the math curriculum.