Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
*If you need to reset your password, it will still work as usual. Please check your spam folder if the reset email doesn’t appear in your inbox.
Reception maths Progress checks
Our Reception maths Progress checks are designed to help you practise counting, adding 'one more' and subtracting 'one less', basic shape recognition and other key skills with your child at home.
Each term’s maths check consists of 20 questions and a total of 20 marks. Work through the questions with your child and include plenty of drawing, Lego-brick counting and Smartie-eating 'subtraction' as possible!
The Progress checks are designed to follow TheSchoolRun's Learning Journey for that particular term. Please note: they cannot and will not necessarily follow what your child’s teacher is doing at school this week / term, as teachers tend to choose to cover objectives in an order that they feel suits their class. Therefore, don’t worry if your child cannot complete certain questions; the point of the Progress checks is to help parents identify where children might need extra help and practice.
Reception maths objectives explained
By the end of the school year children should be confident with the following:
Reception counting and number facts
- Say and use number names 0-20.
- Recite the number names in the correct order.
- Count a set of objects reliably.
- Count in tens.
- Estimate a number (“clever guess”).
- Begin to record numbers.
- Put numbers in the correct order.
Reception addition and subtraction
- Begin to use the language of addition.
- Find one more than a given number.
- Begin to relate addition to counting on.
Reception problem-solving
- Recognise and create simple patterns.
- Solve simple puzzles and problems.
- Begin to use and understand money.
Reception shape, space and measures
- Use language such as 'shorter than' and 'longer than'.
- Use language to describe the shape and size of solids and flat shapes, begin to name shapes and use them to make models, pictures and patterns.
- Begin to name shapes.
For more information about what your child learns in Reception maths read our parents' guide; you can also browse all our Reception maths worksheets or follow our Learning Journey for Reception maths.
