Our intentions in Mathematics are for children to:

• Dare children to challenge themselves to master new concepts and deepen their understanding in others.

• Encourage resilience when finding Mathematics problem solving difficult. 

• Stimulate creativity and inquisitiveness through enquiry and exploration. Is there more than one solution? Is this always, sometimes or never true?

• Empower children to be ambitious, learning to challenge themselves to deepen their understanding of mathematics through reasoning and problem solving. 

• Motivate children to work successfully independently as well as collaboratively

At Bandon Hill we aim to encourage a love of mathematics and believe that all children can achieve well when our maths lessons follow a teaching for mastery approach. We teach for a secure and deep understanding of mathematical concepts. We use mistakes and misconceptions as an essential part of learning and provide challenge through rich and sophisticated problems rather than acceleration through new content.