Woodfall Primary School Curriculum Event 2014 Changes to Mathematics

Timescales Years 1, 3, 4 and 5 Changes to the curriculum were introduced in September 2014 Years 2 and 6 Changes to not apply until September 2015 (following old curriculum this year as these year groups will be assessed against the old curriculum in their end of Key Stage tests)

Key Changes: A Summary higher expectations with many objectives moving to earlier year groups less content to allow for greater breadth of coverage new objectives – e.g. Roman numerals a greater emphasis on arithmetic, particularly written methods (as well as mental) a huge emphasis on problem-solving and reasoning skills less data handling, with probability removed altogether less use of calculators new terminology – “Shape” is now referred to a “Geometry” – “Data handling” is now known as “Statistics”

Reasoning Skills: a Flavour Y5 - Hard and easy questions Which questions are easy / hard? = = = = Explain why you think the hard questions are hard? Y6 - Always, sometimes, never Is it always, sometimes or never true that the sum of two consecutive triangular numbers is a square number? Y4 - Visualising Imagine a square cut along the diagonal to make two triangles. Describe the triangles. Join the triangles on different sides to make new shapes. Describe them. Are any of the shapes symmetrical? Convince me. Y3 - And another … Give an example of a fraction that is less than a half. Now another example that no one else will think of. And another … Explain how you know the fraction is less than a half. Y2 - The answer is …. 3 hours What is the question? Y1 - What’s the same, what’s different? Find a rectangle and a triangle in this set of shapes. Tell me one thing that’s the same about them. Tell me one thing that is different about them.

Key Changes: Year 1 Count to 100 instead of 20 Add and subtract one digit and two digit numbers to 20, including 0 Multiplication and division problems, including arrays (previously Y2/3) Recognise and know the value of different denominations and notes Greater demand on the use of halves and quarters as operators Volume is introduced (previously not in the primary curriculum at all) No data handling

Key Changes: Year 2 Greater emphasis on mental mathematics expectations Record addition and subtraction of up to two 2 digit numbers (informally then formally) use inverse methods for checking Fractions now include 1/3 and equivalents of halves and quarters Read a thermometer Symmetry has moved to year 3 Tell and write the time to 5 minutes Use the symbols £ and p to record values of money

Key Changes: Year 3 Count in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100 Mentally calculate with 3 digit numbers Know the 8 times table Recognise and use tenths Add and subtract fractions of the same denominator Measure perimeters of simple shapes Tell 24 hour time (previously year 5) Read time on clocks with Roman Numerals Identify perpendicular and parallel lines

Key Changes: Year 4 Count in multiples of 6, 7, 9 and 1000 and also in negative numbers Write Roman numerals to 100 Column addition and subtraction of 4 digit numbers Know all tables to 12x12 (previously 10x10) Understand hundredths Greater emphasis on decimals Translation of shapes Construct line graphs

Key Changes: Year 5 Count in steps of powers of 10 of any number to Read, write and order numbers to 1000 as Roman Numerals and recognise years written using them Higher expectations with prime numbers and factors, including prime factors Solve problems with numbers to 3 decimal places Add and subtract fractions with related denominators Multiply proper fractions and mixed number fractions by whole numbers Standard written methods for all four operations when working with numbers that have more than four digits Estimate and calculate volume Probability has been removed

Key Changes: Year 6 Standard written methods for all four operations Multiply and divide simple fractions Use algebra to solve missing number sentences Find the area of parallelograms Name the different parts of a circle, including radius, diameter and circumference Begin to construct pie charts