At Stelling Minnis, our mathematics curriculum is built on the principles and structure of White Rose Maths, ensuring every child develops deep, secure and adaptable understanding. Teaching is rooted in the mastery approach, where learning progresses in carefully planned small steps so that pupils build knowledge cumulatively and confidently.
We develop pupils’ mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem‑solving through rich, coherent sequences of learning. These sequences are underpinned by the key curriculum threads of number, geometry, measurement, statistics and algebra, which spiral progressively through the school to strengthen long‑term understanding.
Our curriculum deliberately promotes a balance of declarative knowledge (facts and concepts pupils need to know), procedural knowledge (methods and steps they need to apply) and conditional knowledge (knowing when and why to use a particular strategy). This supports children in becoming flexible, independent mathematicians able to apply their learning in a range of contexts.
To ensure clarity and precision in mathematical communication, each unit includes carefully mapped vocabulary, introduced and revisited systematically to help pupils articulate their thinking and develop confident reasoning skills.
Through this structured, inclusive and ambitious approach, Stelling Minnis aims to empower every learner to enjoy maths, understand it deeply and use it purposefully.
Guides for parents
White Rose Maths have teamed up with TV presenter, teacher and parent Michael Underwood to bring you a mini-series called Maths with Michael. These mini videos will help explain how maths is taught in school and how you may support your child. We have also added some resources to explain each unit that is taught in school during your child's time with us.
Maths with Michael | Michael Underwood | White Rose Maths (whiteroseeducation.com)
Stelling Minnis CE Primary School weaves LEAF Education principles into its maths curriculum in a practical, engaging, and sustainability‑focused way. Through our work with LEAF, pupils explore real farming contexts that bring mathematical concepts to life, helping them understand how numbers shape the world around them—particularly in food production and environmental stewardship.
Where possible,, children use real‑world farm data to practise skills such as measurement, estimation, multiplication, and financial calculations. Sustainability sits at the heart of this approach: pupils learn how farmers balance productivity with caring for the land, and teachers use these themes to frame maths tasks that highlight responsible resource use, seasonal cycles, and the long‑term impact of farming decisions.
Some of our pupils were keen to work out how many weeks of pocket money it would take to buy their own combine harvester!
