{"id":72,"date":"2015-06-03T13:23:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T13:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2015-06-03T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T13:40:12","slug":"numeracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/numeracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Numeracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">Mathematics includes specific aspects of numeracy which will be developed both in mathematics and through activities in other areas of the curriculum.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">Putting mathematical knowledge and understanding to constructive use has been one of the decisive factors in shaping societies. <\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">Engineering, science, technology and business rely upon mathematics and continue to find new applications for mathematics. <\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">Cultural development and artistic endeavour are influenced by mathematics. <\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">Each of us uses mathematical skills and concepts in everyday life. <\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">To face the challenges of the 21st century, each young person needs to have confidence in using mathematical skills, and Scotland needs both specialist mathematicians and a highly numerate population.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">Learning through mathematics enables children and young people to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">develop essential numeracy skills, including arithmetical skills\u00a0which allow them to participate fully in society<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">develop a secure understanding of the concepts, principles and processes of mathematics and apply these in different contexts, including the world of work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">have an understanding of the application of mathematics, its impact on our society past and present, and its potential for the future<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Comic Sans MS;font-size: small\">establish firm foundations for further specialist learning, including for those who will be the mathematicians of the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mathematics includes specific aspects of numeracy which will be developed both in mathematics and through activities in other areas of the curriculum. &nbsp; Putting mathematical knowledge and understanding to constructive use has been one of the decisive factors in shaping societies. Engineering, science, technology and business rely upon mathematics and continue to find new applications &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/numeracy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Numeracy<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-72","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holyfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}