“Mathematics is not just a collection of skills, it is a way of thinking. It lies at the core of scientific understanding, and of rational and logical argument.”
Dr. Colin Sparrow - Lecturer in Mathematics - University of Cambridge
Mathematics takes high priority in the curriculum and we aim to develop in our children a positive attitude towards the subject.We help them to learn basic numeracy skills and also to appreciate relationships and patterns and thereby develop strategies for solving problems. Emphasis is placed on the children learning multiplication tables and number bonds. The use of structural apparatus is used to introduce new concepts.
Our core mathematics scheme is Rigby Mathematics, which includes mathematical games and problem solving exercises which help to make the subject more lively and interesting. Mathematics is used in many aspects of schoolwork, including activities in science such as data collection, sorting, matching, weighing and measuring. Where appropriate, we use computers for data handling and for developing numeracy skills by means of mathematical games.
“Science is an integral part of modern culture. It stretches the imagination and creativity of young people. Its challenges are quite enormous”
Professor Malcolm Longair Institute of Physics Fellow in Public Understanding of Physics, Head of Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Science has a major influence on our everyday lives and we feel strongly that our children should explore, investigate and be excited by this subject from an early age.With this in mind the children are led through a range of activities, which encourage them to plan and carry out investigations, ask questions, observe, measure, interpret and evaluate their work. Science is taught through a variety of topics such as light, sound, electricity, energy, forces, space, materials and their properties, plants and living things.We teach the children to observe, plan, hypothesise and record their findings in a variety of ways so that they may establish a basic understanding of and early interest in scientific processes.
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