Mathematics
The new 2014 Primary National Curriculum in England is now firmly in place and all classes from Year 1 to Year 6 are being taught to the new expectations.
During the course of the previous academic year (2014-2015) the obligation to teach programmes of study from the previous National Curriculum have been disapplied and new programmes of study and attainment targets have been put in place. Over the next few terms, all teachers are attending training which will provide them with further guidance on pitch, expectations and use of “manipulatives” (equipment) for the New Curriculum.
Why the big curriculum change?
The main aim is to raise standards. Although the new curriculum is intended to be more challenging, the content is actually slimmer than the previous curriculum, focusing on essential core subject knowledge and skills such as essay writing and computer programming.
The main changes in mathematics
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The new 2014 Primary National Curriculum for mathematics is based on “mastery” for more information about this, please see the document produced by the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (NCETM).
For guidance on the end of year expectations for each year group, please see below.