primary

Catch up on the latest developments in the March 2024 Primary Round Up here

To support primary schools and teachers with deciding what to teach pupils in maths for the rest of the academic year and beyond, the NCETM has produced a series of evaluation documents and a guidance video. All the materials detailed below are available on the NCETM’s dedicated curriculum prioritisation materials webpage.

curriculum prioritisation materials

NCETM Features and Articles

Ensure Year 6 pupils have the understanding they need to progress by using our handpicked resources

https://www.ncetm.org.uk/features/prepare-your-year-6-pupils-for-sats/

We are very excited to have Goldfinch Primary School feature in the NCETM’s news this week! Headteacher Emilie Haston and Maths Lead Ellie Roberts share how the mastery approach has had a huge impact on their pupils, and especially those with EAL.

It’s a great read, and you can find the article here!

https://www.ncetm.org.uk/features/how-a-mastery-approach-is-helping-eal-pupils/

Embedding multiplicative thinking across the primary maths curriculum

https://www.ncetm.org.uk/features/useful-tips-for-tackling-multiplicative-thinking/

Do your pupils find it difficult to understand fractions? This article describes how a well-sequenced curriculum that builds conceptual understanding, in small, supported steps, can help fractions to make sense.

Learning fractions shouldn’t be difficult | NCETM

Ordinality, put simply, is where numbers come in the number system and their relationship to each other. But there’s more to it than that…

Teaching ordinality – more than just first, second and third | NCETM