At West Minster, our Mathematics curriculum is designed to give every child a strong foundation in understanding numbers, reasoning, logical thinking, and problem solving, with resilience and independence, fully preparing them for the future.

We aim for all of our children to be confident and competent in solving increasingly complex problems, applying their maths skills in real life situations, and valuing their strong mathematical understanding.

EYFS start their maths journey by following the EY Maths programme, and is supported by White Rose maths to ensure full coverage of our  EYFS curriculum. This programme is then continued into Year 1 and 2 to support a deep understanding of the composition of number. Years 1 through to 6 also follow White Rose maths, adapted in line with the ready to progress documents from NCETM, to suit the needs of the individual classes. Year 3 and 4 at West Minster are also using the Number Sense times tabled fluency programme to develop fluency in their times tables recall.  

By the end of Year 6, transitioning to secondary school, we aspire that a West Minster mathematician will have developed a bank of efficient and accurate skills that can be used to calculate effectively. Children will be able to apply these calculation skills and understanding of other areas to become confident and resilient problem-solvers with the ability to reason and articulate their ideas mathematically. Due to the embedding of the use of stem sentences children will have the language to be able to justify, reason and explain their answers.

Useful Maths websites for home learning:

When it comes to times tables, speed AND accuracy are important – the more facts your child remembers, the easier it is for them to complete mental calculations.

Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme designed to help students master the times tables!

To be a Times Table Rock Star you need to answer any multiplication fact up to 12×12 in less than 3 seconds!

All children have an account that can be used at home or in school. Times Table Rock Stars enables children to acquire times table facts in a competitive and fun way.

For more information on Times Table Rock Stars, or to take part in the challenge, please visit: