{"id":187,"date":"2021-05-05T10:23:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T10:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/wemyssbayps\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:12:26","slug":"numeracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/wemyssbayps\/numeracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Numeracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMathematics is important in our everyday life, allowing us to make sense of the world around us and to manage our lives. Using mathematics enables us to model real-life situations and make connections and informed predictions. It equips us with the skills we need to interpret and analyse information, simplify and solve problems, assess risk and make informed decisions.\u201d<\/em>
\nCurriculum for Excellence, May 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pupils progress through activities designed to equip children with skills required for life, learning and work. At all stages, we aim to make learning in numeracy and maths as active possible and linked to real-life, practical situations. Mathematics includes specific aspects of numeracy which will be developed both in mathematics and through activities in other areas of the curriculum. Learning in numeracy and mathematics involves a variety of topics organised under 3 main headings:<\/p>\n