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It all adds up to a maths
quality mark
THE 1st schools in Liverpool to
receive a new Quality Mark in maths are receiving their awards.
The Liverpool Counts Quality Mark is a pilot scheme which forms part of a big
drive to raise standards in the subject in all schools across the City.
The Quality Mark is designed to tackle the negative attitudes which are
prevalent in many areas of society towards numeracy and mathematics and is
backed by the National Numeracy Challenge; an independent charity that aims to
improve numeracy in the UK.
It aims to challenge widely held views and promote a culture where people
readily understand the positive impact good numeracy skills and mathematics
qualifications can have on the social, financial, health and employment aspects
of their lives.
It also supports teachers and other adults in schools to encourage pupils to
link numeracy and maths lessons with real life contexts and other areas of their
school experiences.
A total of 26 schools have successfully completed the accreditation programme
for the scheme and were presented with their awards at the Museum of Liverpool,
at the Pier Head, on Friday, 15 July 2016, at 1pm.
Assistant Mayor and Cabinet member for education, employment and skills, Councillor Nick Small, said:-
"Liverpool schools have really improved their performance over the last decade
and exam results are much better, but we recognise that maths results still lag
behind those in English. Liverpool Counts is all about challenging the stigma
that not everyone can be good at maths and that you can get through life without
it. Good numeracy skills are an increasingly important part of many skilled jobs
and essential to everyday life as an adult. If you can't do maths then you won't
be able to understand your payslips and bills, or get the best shopping deals. I
am really pleased that so many of our schools have signed up to the Quality Mark
and are embracing the work that we are doing."
Schools have signed up to a number of principles around maths including:-
► Challenging anyone they hear making negative comments about maths.
► Discussing negative comments made by celebrities about maths with pupils.
► Sharing their own enjoyment of maths and highlighting when they have used it
in everyday life.
► Dispelling the myth that there is a maths gene and that only a few people can
be good at maths.
► Encouraging parents to be positive and sharing:-
'top tips' with them
including praising effort with maths not just achievement.
Liverpool Counts is spearheaded by the Liverpool Learning Partnership, which
represents all education sectors and all learners in Liverpool.
Elaine Rees, Chief Executive of Liverpool Learning Partnership, said:-
"It's really good to see our schools are so keen to sign up to the Quality Mark.
It's just one of a raft of projects we have launched as part of Liverpool Counts
to debunk myths about maths and drive up standards in the subject in our
schools."
The following schools are receiving the Quality Mark:-
Primary Schools
All Saints;
Beacon;
Belle Vale;
Blackmoor Park Infant;
Faith;Florence Melly;
Holy Name;
Mab Lane;
Middlefield;
Mosspits Lane;
Our Lady Bishop Eton;
Our Lady Immaculate;
Pinehurst;
St Ambrose;
St Anthony of Padua;
St Finbar's;
St Michaels in the Hamlet;
St Patrick's;
Stocktonwood;
Wellesbourne
Secondary Schools
ESLA;
Holly Lodge;
SFX;
St John Bosco;
St Julie's;
West Derby;
Childwall
Special Schools
Millstead ;
Sandfield Park |
