Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre

National Numeracy Parental Engagement Project

The school is delighted to have been selected to work with the independent charity National Numeracy on an exciting project which encourages children and families to do maths together.

Please click on the following link for more information:

https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/our-work/projects/parental-engagement

As part of this project, we would like you to complete the following short survey online telling us about your views and feelings about maths and your child’s learning. The survey will take just 5-10 minutes. It is anonymous and goes straight to National Numeracy, no names are shared with the school. There is also a chance to win £50 of books and games for your child if you complete the survey.

Please click on the link to complete:

https://nn.typeform.com/to/xLcyBnNU

Please complete by 31^st October, 21

There is also a survey for pupils. P4 – 7 have been asked to complete this in class. If you have a child in p1 – 3, could you help them complete it at home? This is the link for pupils:

https://nn.typeform.com/to/zZhpUjbX

Also, as part of this, we will be starting to use National Numeracy’s Family Maths scrapbooks. These will be sent home with your child. Parents and carers can also get involved with an online resource for parents being provided by National Numeracy.

We know that maths can sometimes seem daunting but engaging positively with children’s learning can make a big difference to both children’s and parents’ confidence with numbers.  In a similar project, 88% of children said they increased their confidence with maths and 86% of parents said they increased their confidence in helping their children with maths.

You don’t have to be a maths expert to be able to support your children, but improving your own confidence with maths – if you need to – can help you feel more comfortable doing so.

We are offering all parents the chance to learn online with the National Numeracy Challenge.

The Challenge is a free and easy-to-use website that aims to help adults brush up without pressure on the numeracy skills which are needed in work and everyday life. Signing up gives you the chance to find out where your skills are, practise some of the things you find difficult and access online learning resources at the right level for you. Your activity on the Challenge is confidential and will not be reported to the school.

We are encouraging all parents and carers to register here www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/challenge/hurlpar

We hope that you will take the opportunity and make the most of this exciting project.

Have fun!

Mrs Gayle Miller

Principal Teacher