New National Curriculum BriefingMaths

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Aims

• Highlight key changes within the new national curriculum for mathematics

• Investigate implications for schools

• Consider possible next steps

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National and School Curriculum

• ‘The school curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils. The national curriculum forms one part of the school curriculum.’

(2.2 National Curriculum KS1-4)• Requirement from 2012 to publish curriculum

online. (2.4 National Curriculum KS1-4)

National Curriculum 2014 – Aims

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Balance

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Procedural fluency

Conceptual understanding

Models and Images

• To be able to attain higher expectations we need children to have a strong sense of number.

• There’s also a need for children to move fluently between representations of mathematical ideas.

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Task

Have a look at key changes between the old maths framework and new national curriculum

Which changes have the biggest implications for the learning and teaching of maths?

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The Big Picture

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• Children’s conceptual understanding should be developed.

• Appendix 1 – “Examples of formal written methods”

- This list is not exhaustive, nor does it represent progression in calculation

Assessment

• Levels will not be a part of new assessment framework from 2016

• Standardised assessment is currently being written for Year 2 and Year 6

• Schools are expected to develop their own strategies for monitoring pupil progress

Key Dates for Assessment

2013/2014:• Years 1, 2, 5 and 6 follow present curriculum for maths• The maths curriculum has already been disapplied for Years

3 and 4, allowing schools to engage with the new curriculum

2014/2015:• Years 2 and 6 follow present curriculum for maths• All other year groups follow the new maths curriculum

2015/2016:• All year groups follow the new maths curriculum

Implications for Year 6 SATsIn May 2014: • There will be no calculator paper for Levels 3-5,

although a calculator paper will remain for Level 6• Paper 1 and 2 replace Test A and B. A mental maths test will remain.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/series/national-curriculum

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What did we do?

• Looked at one year group in depth and prioritised learning objectives for the autumn, spring and summer terms *

• Used mind mapping for one strand (fractions) across year groups *

• Developed progression charts for strands in learning

• Created a flow chart document to show possible ways forward

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Where to start?

Have a look at the cards and highlight starting points for your school.

Which pathways will allow your school to prepare a scheme of work and calculation policy by September 2014?

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Available Support in Oxfordshire

Primary Support Team:• Spring Workshop – Strategies for creating a

scheme of work. Investigation of progression in models and images

4th/5th/11th February, 2014 (AM or PM)• Summer Workshop – Strategies for updating a

calculation policy 29th/30th April and 6th May, 2014 (AM or PM)

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Other Available Support

• NCETM – primary CPD module, downloadable videos and self evaluation tool

https://www.ncetm.org.uk/

• Nrich curriculum mapping tool – for problem solving and investigations

http://nrich.maths.org

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NRICH

Primary Support Team

Phone: 01865 897770

Intranet: http://schools.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/primary-support-team

Twitter: @OxonPST