Welcome to Al Ain English Speaking School

Primary School 

The teaching of mathematics has become increasingly more structured in the UK and AAESS has adopted the initiatives of the Mathematics framework. Children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 devote an hour each day to numeracy. During those lessons a number of aspects of the subjects are taught within class, in differentiated groups or on an individual basis.

At foundation stage children will be taught about math's through songs, stories, games and play. As they progress they will learn to count and understand numbers as well as using comparative expressions such as ‘smaller than' or ‘lighter than'. They will also be aware of shapes and space.
 

Mathematics & Numeracy

Mathematics programmes are based on the aims and purposes of the Mathematics framework and the English National Curriculum. Numeracy is defined as more than knowing about numbers and number operations. It includes the ability and inclination to solve numerical problems, including those involving money or measures. It also demands familiarity with the ways in which numerical information is gathered by counting and measuring and is presented in graphs, charts and tables.
 

The framework contains a set of yearly teaching programmes illustrating how mathematics can be planned and taught from Year 1 to Year 6. It includes guidance on the daily mathematics lesson and the assessment of the student’s progress. There are five strands in the framework:

Numbers and the number system

Calculations

Solving problems

Measures, shape and space

Handling data