Our Maths Curriculum
At Fortuna Primary School we follow a ‘stages not ages’ approach to the teaching of mathematics. Children access the curriculum at a stage appropriate to their ability and learning journey (be this above, at or below their chronological age). Mathematical concepts, skills and concepts are introduced over time and steadily built upon as children progress through the curriculum.
Our curriculum is organised into blocks that align with the White Rose Maths curriculum (see ‘Curriculum Structure’ below). Children work through these blocks in a linear way by following smaller steps of progress. Where gaps in learning are present, children will be supported to a previous stage to ensure the appropriate foundations are secured to allow further learning to take place.
Children working below Stage 1, will be taught the maths content identified by the Early Years Foundation Stage until they are Stage 1 ready.
If you have any queries regarding the mathematics curriculum at Fortuna Primary contact our Maths Coordinator Mr Chaplin through school reception.
Curriculum Structure
Maths Vocabulary
Below is the documentation detailing how mathematical vocabulary will be used with our curriculum.
Maths Homework
From the 2025/26 academic year Fortuna will be using Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFS) as the basis for our homework. Each half term there will be a specific focus area for your child to work on and flexible home work challenge cards will be provided to make fitting homework around out-of-school clubs and travelling time easier.
For those children able to access a computer, tablet or mobile device, additional maths homework can be accessed using Numbots (working at EYFS / Stage 1 and 2), Timestable Rock Stars (Working Stage2+) and Sumdog (All Stages).
Sumdog Maths
Sumdog Maths is an online tool that helps children practice mental mathematics through a range of fun and engaging games.
Early in the Autumn Term the children will be given a username and password to access the site. The mathematical content will then be set by each child’s class teacher to ensure each child starts with a fair challenge. Sumdog will then monitor each individual child’s progress and adapt by increasing or decreasing the level of challenge, feeding back this progress to the class teacher (it is important therefore your child works independently on Sumdog).
As Sumdog runs on Adobe Flash it will not work on iPads or iPhones, though a limited number of games are available as a free standalone application for iPad on the App Store (See link below).