National Numeracy Strategy
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The National Numeracy Strategy arose out of the National Numeracy Project in 1996, led by a Numeracy
Task Force in England. The strategy included an outline of expected teaching in mathematics for all pupils from Reception to Year 6.
In 2003, the strategy, including the framework for teaching, was absorbed into the broader Primary National Strategy
. The framework for teaching was updated in 2006.
Numeracy
Numeracy is the ability to reason with numbers and other mathematical concepts. A numerically literate person can manage and respond to the mathematical demands of life...
Task Force in England. The strategy included an outline of expected teaching in mathematics for all pupils from Reception to Year 6.
In 2003, the strategy, including the framework for teaching, was absorbed into the broader Primary National Strategy
Primary National Strategy
The Primary National Strategy document was launched in the UK in May 2003 by Charles Clarke, the Secretary of State for Education. The then-existing National Numeracy Strategy and National Literacy Strategy were taken under the umbrella of the Primary National Strategy.In October 2006 the...
. The framework for teaching was updated in 2006.
See also
- National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
- Key StageKey StageA Key Stage is a stage of the state education system in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the British Territory of Gibraltar setting the educational knowledge expected of students at various ages...
- Chunking (division)Chunking (division)In mathematics education at primary school level, chunking is an elementary approach for solving simple division questions, by repeated subtraction....
- Grid method multiplication
- Number bondNumber bondIn mathematics education at primary school level, a number bond is a simple addition sum which has become so familiar that a child can recognise it and complete it almost instantly, with recall as automatic as that of an entry from a multiplication table in multiplication.For example,5 + 2 = 7\;A...
External links
- Government Primary Frameworks website (Archived, via the National Archives)
Further reading
- Department for Education and Employment (January 1998), Numeracy matters: the preliminary report of the Numeracy Task Force, London: DfEE
- Department for Education and Employment (1998), The implementation of the National Numeracy Strategy: The final report of the Numeracy Task Force, London: DfEE
- Department for Education and Employment (1999), The National Numeracy Strategy: framework for teaching mathematics from reception to Year 6, London: DfEE. ISBN 0855229225 -- browse (via Dudley Council); browse (via CountOn.org); download (via Norfolk County Council).
- QCAQCAQCA may refer to:* Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Children, Schools and Families in the United Kingdom...
(1999), Standards in mathematics: exemplification of key learning objectives from reception to year 6
- Gary Eason, Back to school for parents, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, 13 February 2000 - Rob EastawayRob EastawayRobert Eastaway is an author who is active in the popularisation of mathematics. He is a former pupil of The King's School, Chester, England and has a degree in Engineering and Management Science from the University of Cambridge. He was President of the UK Mathematical Association for 2007/2008...
, Why parents can't do maths today, BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, 10 September 2010 - Mary Ruddle, How maths teaching has changed - the new order of learning, mad4maths website, 2007
- Ian Thompson (2000), Is the National Numeracy Strategy evidence based?, Mathematics Teaching, 171, 23–27
- Dylan V. Jones (2002), National numeracy initiatives in England and Wales: a comparative study of policy, The Curriculum Journal, 13 (1), 5–23.
- Chris Kyriacou and Maria Goulding (2004), A systematic review of the impact of the Daily Mathematics Lesson in enhancing pupil confidence and competence in early mathematics, Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI), Institute of EducationInstitute of EducationThe Institute of Education is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom specialised in postgraduate study and research in the field of education and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It is the largest education research body in the United Kingdom, with...
, London.