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Building the foundation for “Building the numbers” What needs to happen?

Building the foundation for “Building the numbers” What needs to happen?. Noyona Chanda October 2008 n.chanda@lsbu.ac.uk. Materials, resources and models. Research and review - Numeracy provision , practice and curriculum. Teacher education. LLU+ Numeracy.

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Building the foundation for “Building the numbers” What needs to happen?

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  1. Building the foundation for “Building the numbers” What needs to happen? Noyona Chanda October 2008 n.chanda@lsbu.ac.uk

  2. Materials, resources and models Research and review - Numeracy provision , practice and curriculum Teacher education LLU+ Numeracy Building capacity – teacher, teacher trainer and trainer of teacher trainers Curriculum support National numeracy professional development centre Regional / national role drafting professional standards for numeracy teachers

  3. Numeracy Teachers in London, 22/10/2008 Woburn House Noyona Chanda, LLU+ at LSBU 3

  4. LLU+ recent research and development work : mostly qualitative, organic, dynamic and evolutionary M4L pathfinder project National Audit Office – inquiry into current situation re numeracy provision (2008) Numeracy overview - QIA Skills for Life Improvement Programme (2007 – 2008) review of the Adult Numeracy Core curricula The Skills for Life Improvement Programme is delivered on behalf of the Quality Improvement Agency by CfBT Education Trust and partners

  5. LLU+ numeracy research and development role within SfLIP……. • to gain an overview of the numeracy activity and issues across all strands of the programme • to support regional numeracy development work in collaboration with project partners and development advisers • to report findings from this and other related research to QIA The Skills for Life Improvement Programme is delivered on behalf of the Quality Improvement Agency by CfBT Education Trust and partners

  6. Numeracy smaller than literacy. • Invisibility of numeracy • Managers have no interest in numeracy • Poor marketing of adult numeracy provision - uninspired • Not enough numeracy specialist teachers and teacher educators • Not enough full-time posts for numeracy • Need for stronger links between language, literacy and numeracy teacher educators • Lack of innovative approaches in teaching numeracy • Mismatch between national concerns for levels of numeracy and individuals’ perspective • 10. Evidence of numeracy in all settings (education, training, workplace, • society) • PERSON – PERCEPTION – PROVISION – PROFESSION Findings from LLU+ research

  7. Foundation - Cornerstones and base Some key questions Provision – who’s championing for expansion and innovation? - Why is funding not prioritising numeracy? Workforce – why is it not ready to meet the demand? Curriculum offer – is it what learners want or need? Potential learners – why aren’t they getting the message about numeracy improvement and increased earnings? The Skills for Life Improvement Programme is delivered on behalf of the Quality Improvement Agency by CfBT Education Trust and partners

  8. Improving quality of numeracy teaching What needs to happen? Capacity building Organisational priority / senior management commitment Organisational priority Expanding provision Promoting numeracy to potential learners The Skills for Life Improvement Programme is delivered on behalf of the Quality Improvement Agency by CfBT Education Trust and partners

  9. Measure, scope and prepare the groundwork Build the blocks and numbers A golden future – a numerate workforce! The Skills for Life Improvement Programme is delivered on behalf of the Quality Improvement Agency by CfBT Education Trust and partners

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