Numeracy

At Harris Academy Purley we believe numeracy is one of the most important life skills

We ensure that our students are able to develop their understanding of cross-curricular Mathematics. Numeracy is the foundation of mathematics, and as such the concepts learnt in school are necessary for understanding more advanced mathematics, such as quadratic equations, statistical analysis and calculus.

Modern life is increasingly digital, presenting us with more and more numerical data. Although computers and calculators can carry out many of the necessary calculations for us, we need to know which order to enter the numbers, and whether the answer we get is reasonable. Numeracy skills are those you need to do a job (for example, using spreadsheets, calculating invoices) or to be an engaged citizen (for example, making sense of statistics reported in the media). Numeracy is also the ability to perform simple number calculations - a subset therefore of wider mathematics.

Did you know?

• Maths helps your child continue with his/her studies in other subjects;
• Maths A level keeps options open when applying to university;
• Approximately 90% of graduate jobs require a high level of digital skill;
• Maths graduates have the lowest levels of unemployment;
• Maths is used extensively in some of the best paid jobs: Finance – accountancy, banking, actuarial work; Computing – software, internet, telecommunications; Engineering – manufacturing, surveying, architecture

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What can you do to support Numeracy at home?

At Harris Academy Purley, we work hard to support your child’s Numeracy development in all subjects and we would welcome any time you could devote to this at home.

It would be useful if you would also:

• Show them how we use Maths skills in our everyday lives and to involve your child in this
• Identifying problems and solving them can also help your child develop Maths skills; If you see him or her puzzling over something, talk about the problem and try to work out the solution together
• Don't shy away from Maths if you didn’t like it at school. Try to find new ways to enjoy the subject with your child
• Take your child shopping and talk about the quantities of anything you buy
• Let your child handle money and work out how much things cost
• When taking transport, work out the journey times and encourage them to plan journeys together

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Numeracy Action Plan

	Action/Strategy	What is required?	Timescale	Key dates	Who is responsible?
Tutor Time	Implementation of Numeracy materials at Tutor Time - KS3: Focus on Computation fluency and KS4 on financial Numeracy.	Tutors to be using / FDs and PDOLs monitoring use. Evidence in student tutor books	September	17th Dec/ 11th Feb / 22nd July (learning walks / lesson observations/ book scrutinies / data reports / staff and student feedback)	IJO / HPE
Numeracy Intervention Club for Year 7	Extra support for students below the standard required to be secondary school ready	List of students and extra learning to begin – Wednesdays 3.00pm to 4.00pm. Parents of all students to be contacted	December		OLO / ANE
Numeracy Logo	Numeracy Logo to promote maths in real life scenarios	Use of Logo, across interdisciplinary subjects to help support embedding of Numeracy in subjects other than maths.	December		IJO / DSL
Numeracy Learning Walks	Teachers to be assessed and supported in delivering lessons that help to stress real life applications of Maths and highlighting Numeracy Careers	Numeracy walk proforma Teacher strengths and weaknesses gathered, best practice supported and shared	December		ANE / ALT
National Numeracy Day 2022 (May): Whole School focus on Numeracy:	Follow the national programme where students are engaged in numeracy related activities throughout the day. Students also enter for national prizes.	Follow the national programme where students are engaged in numeracy related activities throughout the day. Students also enter for national prizes.	May		All Staff / ANE
Numeracy Display 2022. Timeline: Numeracy Day May 2022.	Numeracy Display 2022. Timeline: Numeracy Day May 2022.	Numeracy Display 2022. Timeline: Numeracy Day May 2022.	May		HOD / IJO / ANE
Numeracy Display 2022. Timeline: Numeracy Day May 2022.	Numeracy Display 2022. Timeline: Numeracy Day May 2022.	Numeracy Display 2022. Timeline: Numeracy Day May 2022.	November		IJO / LPE