Action Plan for Maths 2017 - 2020

Subject Leader(s) : Angela Hamilton Subject Governor: Beverley Nash

Natalia Davies
Action Needed Monitoring Training and Success Criteria & Annual Review
& Budget time scale comments
Team
Responsible
Review Maths Maths
Policy  Review and revise Maths Policy Leader
Release time Autumn 2017 new
policy agreed with
LT / BN
BN and LT
Monitor the Maths
implementation of  Continue to monitor the use of the new Leader with
Maths Leader Termly review of
assessment tracking sheets (replacing release time to PAMs and
the new Primary support from
APP grids), in particular how to use these observe lessons, talk assessment
Curriculum for Assessment
to inform planning and teaching. to teachers, team tracking grids to
Maths Leader
teach, monitor ensure consistency
 Monitor the TA levels reported on Maths planning, Child across year groups
PAMs with the assessment tracking conferencing –
records. September 2017 all
attitudes to Maths
year groups will
 Implement the NFER summative Assessment Leader have mapped Busy
assessments across all year groups except to moderate the Ants units to their
EY and Yr 1 who will continue to use PAMs and TA long term Maths
existing assessment resources overview
Maths Leader to
 Monitor the completion of new yearly review all Maths
planning grids showing precisely when Coverage Long Term
Busy Ants Units are taught (to ensure full Plans
coverage of the curriculum)
Talking to staff
 Monitor resources to assist in delivering the
new curriculum Staff questionnaires

Evaluate termly Maths Support from Chn to be identified

progress in Maths  Review Maths progress by year group each Leader Assessment Leader and supported to
across the age term using the Pupil Progress Meeting data / Senior on effective and ensure that they
range – Investigate any significant increase in Leadership efficient ways to make at least 2
number of children moving into ‘Red Zone’ (Maths sets monitor data in the points progress
/ slow movers. Liaison with Assessment flexibility)/ absence of ‘levels’ from September
Leader Staff and/or ‘points’. 2017 to Summer

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  Review impact of reduction to two sets in 2018.
both Years 3 and 4. SL release time
Maths
 Review Maths planning Leaders/Assessment
Leader for termly
review of PAMs, TA
and data from NFER
tests to monitor the
impact of 2 sets.

Close monitoring of
the allocation of TAs
across the two sets –
discussion with
teachers.

Termly liaison with

Staff to discuss the
support being given
to any ‘red zone’
children.
Evaluate KS1 and Assessment Support from Chn show
KS2 SATs,  Review RAISE data and identify areas of Leader / Assessment Leader continued
together with improvement / strengths. Maths on effective and improvement in the
termly  Compare this with existing termly data from Leaders efficient ways to termly NFER
assessments within NFER assessments and identify any monitor data in the assessments,
year groups (Yr 1 – correlations between aspects of maths. absence of ‘levels’ especially in the
Yr6) and/or ‘points’. identified target
 Compare data across the MAT, identifying area of reasoning
any areas of concern or strengths Maths Leader / and problem
 Provide support, resources and where Assessment Leader solving)
appropriate, training to ensure identified to review data
area of development is delivered Autumn term
Possible staff
successfully review of KS1 /
Meeting to promote
KS2 SATs –
the teaching /
allowing ML to
delivery of a
implement any
particular aspect of
necessary changes
maths

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Monitor how Maths Planning
Teachers are  Review planning to see extension through Leader
Possible staff
incorporates range
interesting and exciting opportunities to use meeting time to
planning to enable of resources.
and apply knowledge in a variety of share exemplars of
children to show Investigations and
contexts. Staff encouraged to use NCETM using and applying
‘Mastery’ of topics. problem solving as
to identify tasks to allow children to show across different year
This must be within well as the
the existing year ‘deeper understanding’ {new terminology groups
opportunity for
group curriculum for ‘mastery’ which is now deemed to be children to show
the required status} ‘mastery’ clearly
Possible staff identified in
meeting time to planning.
moderate how
people judge
Completed tracking
‘mastery’.
grids will show
children moving to
‘Mastery’.
To continue to  Staff to review current practice to ensure Maths Termly book looks Evidence of
develop children’s meaningful feedback and marking Leader feedback and
awareness of the children responding
next steps in their to feedback seen in
learning maths books

To embed  To monitor the use of Numicon across all year Maths Teaching cover for Numicon used
Numicon as an groups Leader drop ins and review regularly to support
essential of plans to see and enhance
classroom Numicon identified learning as
resource across as a resource in evidenced in short
EYFS, KS1 and lessons term planning
KS2
To encourage  Continue to develop the teaching of Maths Staff meeting to Planning
teachers to be investigations through INSET Leader promote teaching of incorporates range
more creative with  Encourage sharing of resources found, eg All staff investigations and to of resources and
delivering using online websites and apparatus highlight specific opportunities for
and applying  Sharing ideas Nikki Rapley websites / resources talking and
opportunities  Promote talk for maths and discussions during available to Staff reasoning.
maths lessons Investigations and
 Every year group to plan and participate in an NR to post pictures problem solving
outdoor investigation once a term (on specified on website / rolling identified in
topic areas) and used on website screen planning and
 Low threshold – High ceiling activities planned evidenced in
children’s books.

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 into lessons weekly See exciting
activities in action
in lesson
observations and
drop ins.
Photographic
evidence provided
on a termly basis
for display book

Staff meeting to Staff meeting time

explain and identify allocated (Autumn
resources/to promote term – 1 November
low threshold high 2017)
ceiling activities.

To promote links to  Encourage cross-curricular links to topic Maths leader Yr 6 Apprenticeship Termly activities
citizenship and  Identify potential fund raising activities which Autumn term identified and
British Values will support maths in real life scenarios and link Yr6 teachers evidenced in
to topic Staff meeting (KS) to planning,
All staff raise awareness of photographic
potential links and evidence and
School fund raising activities recognition from
Council – must be discussed charities
Charities with SC Charities
team team

Maths
Leader, Consider using Possibly 2018 – 19
PHSCE NatWest ‘Money year or Summer 2
leader and Sense’ 2018 (STEAM and
Lloyds Bank Growth Mind Set
dominating earlier
in the year)

To consider the  Liaise with SLT to discuss the potential of a Maths Release time for Shared ideas
development of a Maths Leader termly meeting to exchange best Leader Maths Leaders shown in lessons.
new maths leader practice and moderation within MAT SLT within termly
group within MAT  Annual review of benefits of the MAT MAT New initiatives
Release time for identified.
Maths Leader to

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 analyse and review Moderation of
plans, lessons and levels across MAT
data.
To continue to  Meetings with ELP coordinators Maths Release time for Shared ideas
work  Raleigh School led initiative Leader teachers (paid for by shown in practise
collaboratively with ELP? Tbc)
ELP schools to
moderate, and
develop and share
best practice.
To develop the  Continued promotion of the School’s Times Maths Possible short time Mental maths
delivery of mental Table Challenge, rewarding children with Leader to staff meeting to scores improving.
maths skills and certificates and house points promote the system
strategies to All Staff and a launch / Children will have
support maths explanation during received times
across the Year 5 and 6 assembly tables certificates
curriculum children
(times table
monitors)

 consider using time before registration (at least Maths Staff to review By Summer 2017
once a week) to allow children to rehearse Leader / existing practice and mental maths
times tables, number bonds and calculation Senior resources and feed scores will be seen
strategies independently and review resources Leadership back to Maths to have improved,
needed. Leader during Staff in particular in
Meeting; Maths BMBT timed
Leader to rationalise exercises.
resources and assist
where necessary to
ensure consistency
in approach to
independent learning

AML given subject Quizzes to be

LKS2 and UKS2 quizzes to encourage and Assistant release time to arranged internally
support children in their independent learning Maths prepare and mark in Spring and
and application of mental maths. Leader Spring and Summer Summer and UKS2
quizzes held chn to be
encouraged to
practice and take
part in external,

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 inter-school quizzes

ELP mini-beast Subject leaders (including Maths) to work together ND and Timetable outlined ELP school subject
sculpture project to plan for this ELP wide STEAM event STEAM team and each school is leaders work
responsible for their together to see
own ‘mini beast’. project through to
completion.
Staff to adapt Summer 2018
existing plans in their Individual school
own time or PPA – minibeast sculpture
no additional budget parks
available for release
time.

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