National adult numeracy initiative launched
NIACE has joined forces with unionlearn and the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics to launch a joint strategy and initiative to improve adult numeracy. At a time when more than one in five adults in the UK do not have the basic numeracy skills needed for modern everyday life the initiative will see volunteers helping family, friends and colleagues with maths. Maths Messengers will be trained to act as volunteers for parents, colleagues and workmates. These people will not necessarily be maths experts, instead they will be given the training and resources to promote maths and encourage the take up of learning. The initiative, launched on Monday 12 July, at unionlearn's annual conference in London, includes the Maths 4 Us website, which is packed with resources for Maths Messengers, project leaders, tutors and learners. |
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