Springboard 5: Catch-up programme for children in Year 5

Mathematics teaching

The lessons and follow-up sessions are based on the three-part structure used in the daily mathematics lesson with which children, teachers and assistants are now familiar. They involve a substantial proportion of direct teaching. Children participate by giving answers, explaining and demonstrating their solutions to the whole group, discussing with a partner before answering, and so on. They have already experienced a variety of teaching strategies, including demonstrating and modelling by the teacher.

The plans for the lessons and the follow-up sessions are based on the teaching strategies outlined in the introduction to the Framework for teaching mathematics from Reception to Year 6.

Exit strategies
As children complete the 10-week course, you will need to think about:

• identifying any further action needed to support the children with their mathematics, particularly in shape and space and measures;
• setting clear targets with each child, with time-scales for review;
• monitoring the children's progress and achievement of their targets through Year 5 and into Year 6;
• planning further brief injections of support at times when children meet new work that they find particularly difficult, as they may lack some of the essential understanding needed to cope.