I think he has a good to average understanding but     struggles with any rote work. My daughter on the other hand struggles with     understanding but can learn rote easily.

Yes, she’s enjoyed     fractions and money this year.

Yes, he loves maths and goes from strength to     strength throughout the year.

We believe our son is very switched on when it     comes to numeracy and maths. It is his favourite subject at home time and     will do his maths home work at     afterschool club as he is eager to do this subject first as home work.

Not sure – easier to     notice e.g. reading as it is more a recreational activity – think they both     have good understanding in numeracy.

Yes, but the frequency of maths lessons this year     has increased.

Yes, I would encourage to apply general principles     to unlimited/bigger numbers to get an idea that bigger numbers are more     difficult. A true understanding of times tables would help     addition/division.

Times tables, arithmetic,     money and fractions

Maths in real world situations as well as all the     basic mathematics x timetables

As well as constant mental arithmetic practise.

No, but I think context is very important so they     know why they are learning.

Time tables, number bonds, a solid grasp of the     basics early on will help with more advanced maths.

Focus on arithmetic great for mental agility but     would also like them to be confident about real life application. Mostly I     would like maths to inspire them in finding out about the world. My     generation (including me) always professes to be rubbish at and dislike     maths - I want them to love it and find it fun.

There seems to be a lack of focus on number bonds     at early level, securing bonds to 20 to allow for further skills to be     developed on a strong understanding of how numbers relate to each other and     support mental maths.

Number bonds – applying times tables sums in     different contexts..? Sometimes my child panics when she sees a problem she     thinks she can’t do and we remind/help her see it’s counting up in 5s/2s.     Time, if that falls under numeracy?

Yes as they have been assessed independently and     we work with them at home to support school learning.

Not officially – very little feedback about     specifics. They seem to be “working to their potential” – Whatever that     means.

I know my child’s strategies are good – unsure of     areas for development, other than generally building confidence…..?

As a parent I am aware that my child struggles     with maths in general.

Aware of current maths focus in class, not aware     of child’s particular strengths.

I’m not so confident about where they should be -     but enjoy discussing e.g. very small numbers.

The curricular overview is just that, an overview     of topics covered. It would be useful to understand what level of     expectation for each topic there are.

Yes, but needs publishing first week of each term

Yes, I sometimes forget to refer back to it/remind     myself later in the term that it is there.

Gives an idea but far to ‘bogged – down’ in jargon     and codes

Yes, as I am a teacher and I am very aware of the     CFE but for other members of the family it is very helpful to have.

Yes, it would be good to have a link to maths     activities, games on line which support this.

Yes, I would find it useful to see an overview of     maths early level, 1^st and 2^nd to understand the     maths policy of the school including a weekly timetable for maths which I     believe should be done daily. Number bonds workshop, active maths     activities and multiplication, division, subtraction and addition.

Yes. How teachers are teaching units/tens/hundreds     and fractions and times tables. Evidence of learning methods in home work.

Yes – Understanding what prompts/support to give     for different problems/sums. I feel worried I might confuse her if I’m     explaining how to do something which isn’t how her teacher has explained it     – e.g. chimney sums, times tables

Yes, I would definitely be interested in attending     any workshops. This would then allow me to have a better understanding of     the way/method they are taught, as it is different to when I was at school.

Yes, it would be instructive to know exactly what     they are doing and what their own goals and achievements are by topic i.e.     Reading, writing, comprehension and arithmetic.

I am happy with my abilities in maths and if I am     unsure I will approach the teachers directly.