Count On
Count On is a major mathematics education project in the United Kingdom which was announced by education secretary David Blunkett at the end of 2000. It was the follow-on to Maths Year 2000 which was the UK's contribution to UNICEF's World Mathematical Year.[1]
Count On had two main strands:
- The website www.counton.org[2] which won the 2002 BETT prize for best free online learning resource.[3]
- "MathFests", which were maths funfairs held around the country, aimed particularly at those who would not normally come into contact with mathematical ideas.[4]
The MathFests were run largely by MatheMagic and the University of York.
The project has now been handed over to the NCETM.
References
- ^ "English pupils lag behind in maths", BBC News, 5 December 2000, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/1055704.stm .
- ^ "My Media: Kate Scarborough", The Guardian, 31 July 2006, http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jul/31/mondaymediasection4 .
- ^ "Deputy logs on to £100,000", Times Educational Supplement, 18 January 2002, http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Deputy-logs-on-to-pounds-100-000-358319/ .
- ^ "No doubt about it - we're addicted to maths", Times Educational Supplement, 19 January 2001, http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=342720 .