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NCETM Mastery Number Programme

OUr Approach: NCETM Mastery Number Programme

What does the Mastery Number Programme look like in school?

How this supports Pupils

  • Fluency: Regular practice with number facts and patterns helps children become quicker and more confident with mental maths.
  • Understanding: Activities help children develop a secure grasp of how numbers work - not just learning facts but understanding why they’re true.
  • Confidence: A daily routine gives children multiple opportunities to succeed, revisit prior learning and build mathematical resilience.
  • Foundation for Mastery: By embedding number sense from the start, we prepare children for the wider challenges of mathematics in later Key Stages.

How the Mastery Number Programme fits into our wider curriculum

These NCETM sessions sit alongside our main mathematics teaching (delivered through the Maths -No Problem! approach). Together, they provide a balanced and coherent maths curriculum that supports both conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency.

While Maths - No Problem! builds depth, reasoning and problem-solving across the maths curriculum, the NCETM fluency sessions ensure our youngest learners develop the number confidence they need to access and enjoy that curriculum fully.

To support fluency and recall across the school, we use a range of targeted programmes. In Reception and Year 1, pupils access Numbots to build strong foundations in number through regular practice in mental addition and subtraction. From Years 2 to 4, the focus shifts to times tables, with weekly sessions using Times Tables Rock Stars to develop speed and accuracy. In Years 3 and 4, progress is also tracked through our Medal Maths assessments, providing a clear picture of each child’s times tables knowledge. As pupils move into Years 5 and 6, they complete weekly arithmetic assessments to consolidate their learning and prepare for more advanced problem-solving.

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