Group-work tasks and activities promote deeper understanding as well as co-operative group-work skills. These activities require pupils to verbalize and think through their solutions. Basic numeracy is an important attribute for successful living and number facts including, for example times tables, have to be studied and mastered. Pupils acquire knowledge, concepts and understanding required for successful everyday living. As children’s numeracy skills become more sophisticated they confidently explore patterns and relationships so that problem solving and investigative activities becomes more rewarding and enjoyable.
The curriculum comprises five strands: Number, Algebra, Shape and Space, Measures, and Data. These strands are integrated and are studied in a spiral curriculum that becomes more challenging as pupils progress through the School. Mathematical skills are developed in this curriculum but they are also developed, complemented, reinforced, practised, and applied in a variety of situations across many subject areas.