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Aims of the National Curriculum

Three Aims of the National Curriculum

We have some specific features that will help you embed the aims of the new National Curriculum in England (problem solving, reasoning and fluency) in your school. We have one feature on each of the aims.
Number Fluency
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Number fluency

Age
5 to 11
This feature brings together tasks which help to develop learners' fluency in the context of number and calculation.
Reasoning
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Reasoning

Age
5 to 11
This feature draws together tasks which give learners opportunities to reason for different purposes.
Problem Solving
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Problem solving

Age
5 to 11
This feature details how NRICH can help you embed a problem-solving approach in your classroom.
Celebrating Solutions
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Celebrating solutions

Age
5 to 11
This feature focuses on how children's solutions to NRICH tasks can themselves be used as a teaching resource.
Problem-Solving Skills

Linked to the National Curriculum aims, the following features are all based around key problem-solving skills.
Working Systematically
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Working systematically

Age
5 to 11
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These activities encourage children to work systematically in a variety of contexts.
Strategy Games
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Strategy games

Age
5 to 11
These strategy games are a great way of helping children develop logical thinking.
Proof through Words - Number
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Proof through words - number

Age
5 to 11
In this feature for Primary teachers, we offer a selection of numerical tasks that lend themselves to 'proof through words'.
Proof Through Words - Geometry
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Proof through words - geometry

Age
5 to 11
In this feature for Primary teachers, we offer a selection of geometrical tasks that lend themselves to 'proof through words'.
Recording Mathematics

In addition to exploring the National Curriculum aims, take a look at our feature on Recording Mathematics.
Recording Mathematics
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Recording mathematics

Age
5 to 11
This collection of activities allows you to focus on children's own representations and recordings.