Numeracy Teachers in London22/10/2008 Woburn House

Building the Numbers Building the Numbers

NIACE and MathsNIACE and Maths

Judith GawnJudith GawnRegional Development OfficerRegional Development Officer

(LLN) London(LLN) London

Numeracy Teachers in London22/10/2008 Woburn House

Judith Gawn, Regional Development Officer, (LLN) London, NIACE

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NIACE and MathsNIACE and Maths

• Building awareness, building confidence

• Making maths creative and fun

• Working in partnership

Numeracy Teachers in London22/10/2008 Woburn House

Judith Gawn, Regional Development Officer, (LLN) London, NIACE

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NIACE and MathsNIACE and Maths

• Regional Achievement Dialogues

• Catching Confidence in Maths

• Numeracy Counts

• Numeracy for NVQ assessors

• Countdown to Work

• Maths takes you there

Numeracy Teachers in London22/10/2008 Woburn House

Judith Gawn, Regional Development Officer, (LLN) London, NIACE

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• Maths Takes You There – on-line resource to encourage more maths learning in the community and in the workplace

• LSC funded project• Publication accompanies the campaign• Materials launched with Union Learning

Reps and workplace mentors in Sheffield

• http://www.esilverchair.co.uk/

Maths Takes You ThereMaths Takes You There

Numeracy Teachers in London22/10/2008 Woburn House

Judith Gawn, Regional Development Officer, (LLN) London, NIACE

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NIACE and MathsNIACE and Maths

• One last activity: take a piece of paper and see how many times you can fold it in half!

Numeracy Teachers in London22/10/2008 Woburn House

Judith Gawn, Regional Development Officer, (LLN) London, NIACE

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Where to find out moreWhere to find out more

• For information about NIACE:

www.niace.org.uk

Judith Gawn, Regional Development Officer (LLN), London

judith.gawn@niace.org.uk

Sue Southwood, Development Officer (LLN in the Workplace)

sue.southwood@niace.org.uk