This makes it easy for us to benchmark or track improvement and create individual learning pathways. Usefully this includes a recommended work plan of Mathletics activities for each student, targeting specific curriculum outcomes. A built-in diagnostic testing feature marks assessments in real-time and provides teachers with detailed information on their class and/or individual pupils. Key among the many teacher benefits are comprehensive assessment and reporting tools. Mathletics has very obviously been created and developed by teachers – that attention to detail shines through. It offers us a wide range of activities, tasks and challenges to improve fluency in core competencies, including the ‘big 4’ operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, along with shape, algebra, geometry, logarithms, conversions and much more. Also, without hovering over their shoulders, teachers can see on screen if pupils finish their work quickly and re-set tasks accordingly. This allows us, for example, to give lower-ability pupils work from a subset below without the child being aware of it and, therefore, with no adverse affect on their confidence. The teacher retains lots of control and has the facility to tailor the work to suit individual needs, by ‘secret-setting’ – selecting activities matched with each pupil’s abilities. Its main appeal is its adaptability and detailed approach to differentiated learning. We also needed to answer parental requests for a resource we recommended they use at home. We started using Mathletics some five years ago as part of our ongoing effort to improve results – a mission we have since accomplished with our SATs level 4s up from 73% to 94% (including 40% level 5 and 17% level 6) in five years. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is above average because the school has a specially resourced provision for 17 pupils who are diagnosed as having autistic spectrum disorder. Pupils in Key Stage 1 and 2 are taught in mixed-age classes. Langafel is an average-sized primary school with 280 children on roll from Reception to Year 6. It also offers in-built assessment and diagnostic reporting tools for teachers and can be accessed on PCs and tablet devices, at school and at home. Currently used by more than 5,000 schools across the UK, it contains 1,200 curriculum-aligned activities, along with courses, eBooks and videos to develop mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills. Mathletics is a multi-award-winning, curriculum-mapped, digital resource for maths, designed for pupils aged from five-16 (KS1-4) using a ‘gaming-style’ challenge and reward system.
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