Year 3 Match
Year 3 Match
The guidance:
is intended to support teaching
brings greater coherence to the national curriculum by identifying core concepts in the national
curriculum and demonstrating progression from year 1 to year 6
summarises the most important knowledge and understanding within each year group and
highlights important connections between these mathematical topics
can be used alongside other high-quality plans and resources, including textbooks
may be helpful in planning and prioritising the curriculum following the coronavirus (COVID-19)
outbreak.
In the publication, the important conceptual knowledge and understanding that pupils need as they
progress from year 1 to year 6 are referred to as ‘Ready-to-progress criteria’, and provide a
coherent, linked framework to support pupils’ mastery of the primary mathematics curriculum.
It should be noted note that the publication does not address the whole of the primary curriculum, but
only the areas that have been identified as a priority. It is still a statutory requirement that the whole
of the curriculum is taught. However, by meeting the ready-to-progress criteria, pupils will be able to
more easily access many of the elements of the curriculum that are not covered by this guidance.
This document aims to identify which units in Busy Ant Maths Year 3 link to the Year 3 ‘Ready-to-
progress criteria’. Used in conjunction with the DfE publication, it helps support teachers in planning
and assessing the mathematics national curriculum.
At the long-term planning stage, they can be used to ensure that the most important elements that
underpin the curriculum are covered, and to ensure that there is continuity and consistency for
pupils as they progress from one year group to the next.
At the medium-term planning stage, teachers can use the guidance to identify connections between
mathematical ideas and develop understanding based on logical progression and to use this
information to inform decisions on how much teaching time to set aside for the different parts of the
curriculum. Teaching time can be weighted towards the ‘Ready-to-progress criteria’. This may be of
particular help to teachers following the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Along with the ‘Record-keeping formats’ and ‘Tracking back and forward through the Mathematics
National Curriculum attainment targets – Year 3’ documents in the Busy Ant Maths Assessment
Guide 3, this guidance can also be used to support transition conversations between teachers of
adjacent year groups, so that class teachers understand what pupils have been taught in the
previous year group, how they have been taught it, and how effectively pupils have understood and
remembered it.