Mathematical thinking

We want children to think like mathematicians, not just do the maths.

We believe that pupils should:

• Explore, wonder, question and conjecture,
• Compare, classify, sort,
• Experiment, play with possibilities, vary an aspect and see what happens,
• Make theories and predictions and act purposefully to see what happens, generalise.

It is important that we support all pupils in developing their mathematical thinking, both in order to improve the way in which they learn, as well as the learning itself.