Numeracy

Numeracy is the ability to apply appropriate mathematical skills and knowledge in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts. Sound numeracy skills equip students to better understand how the world around them works, and helps develop decision making, problem solving and processing skills.

 

Within St. Dominic’s, we work to further students’ numeracy skills, and develop their confidence to use their skills in the real world. Numeracy skills are developed across every subject taught in school, and staff highlight applications of numeracy within the different subjects.

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Schemes of work have been tailored to facilitate cross curricular numeracy tasks, and each year group will engage with specific numeracy tasks over the course of the year.

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Students have the opportunity to take part in a range of challenges, including:

 

• UK Maths Trust Junior/Intermediate/Senior Maths Challenge

• Monthly Maths Challenge

• Maths Photography Competition

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Resources to support students:

 

https://www.mymaths.co.uk/

 

https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/helping-children-maths

 

https://www.numeracyninjas.org/