Together, we can do it!
Catherine Junior School Maths Vision Statement
Intent
At Catherine Junior School our curriculum is designed to provide, through inspiring and engaging experiences, and by providing the knowledge and skills to become independent, life-long learners. We recognise that mathematics is essential to everyday life; critical to the development of science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. For our children to function successfully in the world around them, they must have a secure understanding of mathematics.
We teach mathematics daily focusing on the three core aims of the National Curriculum: fluency, reasoning and problem solving. Our teaching intends for children to know more, remember more and do more and is planned and sequenced towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge and skills.
Aims and Objectives:
We believe that every child can master an understanding and love of maths, with the right kind of teaching and support. At Catherine Junior School, we have high expectations to enable excellence for all and we base our teaching on the belief that all children have the potential to succeed. All aspects of our eight key principles in The Catherine Code underpin our curriculum, which promotes our school motto and ethos of ‘Together, we can do it!’
CJS aim to develop learners who: