Maths at Holbeach Primary Academy
The intent of our teaching of Mathematics is to provide children with a foundation for understanding number, reasoning, thinking logically and problem solving with resilience so that they are fully prepared for the future. By adopting a mastery approach, it is also intended that all children, regardless of their starting point, will maximise their academic achievement and leave Holbeach Primary Academy with an appreciation and enthusiasm for Maths, resulting in a secondary ready relationship with number.
Our Approach
- Early Years: We start with understanding number from a practical and visual point of view, learning to subitise a group of items or images. Pupils match values to digits and begin to develop knowledge of bonds and number patterns.
- Key Stages 1 & 2: Pupils develop their mathematical knowledge as they progress through our long term planning which follows the National Curriculum 2014. Short term planning is supported using the White Rose Maths Hub materials and our school calculation policy.
- Teaching is carefully sequenced to develop fluency and mathematical reasoning, with ongoing assessment to address gaps.
- We intend for our pupils to be able to apply their mathematical knowledge to a range of other subjects.
Vision in Action
Our maths provision will enable pupils to make rich connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems. This will allow pupils to develop and understanding of the importance of mathematics in everyday life and in their futures.
At Holbeach Primary Academy, Times Tables Rockstars is embedded into the daily routine of Year 3/4 pupils to strengthen their understanding and recall of multiplication facts, as well as their ability to apply the commutative law. Each day, children engage in sessions that include songs, counting activities, and weekly paper-based tests to reinforce rapid recall and support the application of multiplication skills across other areas of Maths. Additionally, a lunchtime club is available to provide extra support.
TT Rockstars homework is assigned weekly, with pupils encouraged to access the platform at least three times per week at home. In Year 2, weekly TT Rockstars sessions focus on consolidating the 2, 5, and 10 times tables along with related division facts, preparing children for the transition into Year 3. Daily practice continues in Year 3, ensuring pupils can confidently recall and use the 3, 4, and 8 times tables, equipping them with the foundational knowledge required for Year 4.
Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check 2025
In June 2021, the DfE set a national multiplication tables check for all Year 4 children to take.
Children will be prepared in classes through regular practise, both in paper form and electronically on iPads which is timetabled in throughout our Year 4 classes and as part of intervention to support knowledge.
Please see the leaflet below for further information released by the DfE for June 2025
TT Rockstars homework is assigned weekly, with pupils encouraged to access the platform at least three times per week at home. In Year 2, weekly TT Rockstars sessions focus on consolidating the 2, 5, and 10 times tables along with related division facts, preparing children for the transition into Year 3. Daily practice continues in Year 3, ensuring pupils can confidently recall and use the 3, 4, and 8 times tables, equipping them with the foundational knowledge required for Year 4.
Parents Workshop 2025
