Numeracy

At St Catherine of Siena, developing a love of Mathematics is of high priority.

 

Each classroom uses a consistent approach to teaching Mathematics, in line with the MACS – Vision For Instruction. Each session consists of a Daily Review and slides which incorporate Key Vocabulary, Accessing Prior Knowledge and Worked Examples (following an I do, We do and You do model), leading to students being able to independently practice the skills taught in the lesson. 

 

I Do

The teacher models the skill or concept, clearly explaining the steps and thinking aloud.

We Do

The teacher and students work together, practicing the skill with guided support and feedback.

You Do

Students apply the skill independently, demonstrating their understanding and mastery.

The collection of data is a key component to targeting the needs of our students. Throughout the year data is collected from whole school formal assessments such as PAT-M (both Adaptive and Linear), Acadience and Westwood. Unit specific assessments are also created to know students’ current understanding of a topic and what areas students need more support in. This allows our teachers to work in small focus groups to support their students’ learning.