Mathematics and Numeracy
Numeracy is the development and application of mathematics across the curriculum and in real life situations. Skills in numeracy should help children to make informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives.
Throughout the primary school, children should engage in a wide range of purposeful activities which should involve them in different modes of mathematical learning, including playing, exploring and investigating, doing and observing, talking and listening, asking questions, reflecting, drafting, reading and recording.
The sections of the programme for Mathematics and Numeracy interrelate. Processes in Mathematics should pervade the entire programme involving children in using and applying mathematics in practical tasks, real-life problems and within mathematics itself.
Alta Maths for Schools
Alta Maths for Schools is a web-based, formative assessment system for Mathematics and Numeracy. It is designed to support pupils in Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, with content specifically designed for the Northern Ireland Curriculum. It provides detailed diagnostic feedback for both teachers and pupils.
Alta Maths For Schools has been procured by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DENI) and is available free of charge to all schools in NI. To find out how your school can take part, visit the Maths for School website.
Revised Lines of Development for Mathematics and Numeracy
Processes in MathematicsPDF, 88 KB
Understanding Number and Number Notation|Patterns, Relationships and Sequences|MoneyPDF, 177 KB
Addition|Addition and Subtraction|Subtraction PDF, 144 KB
Multiplication| Multiplication and Division|DivisionPDF, 156 KB
MeasuresPDF, 159 KB
Shape and SpacePDF, 100 KB
Handling DataPDF, 156 KB