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Numeracy at HAPU Numeracy Motivation Fun activities duing tutor times Numeracy week (including Pi day!) Numeracy Intervention Weekly interventions for KS3 & KS4 students Numeracy Extension Further Maths GCSE Club Weekly homework club (every Thursday 3 – 4pm) Numeracy in Action Numeracy embedded across the curriculum Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road Surrey CR2 6DT T: F:

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Page 1: Numeracy at Harris Academy Purley Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road Surrey CR2 6DT T: 020 8681 1141 F: 020 681 1144

Numeracy atHarris Academy Purley

Harris Academy PurleyKendra Hall RoadSurreyCR2 6DT

T: 020 8681 1141F: 020 681 1144

[email protected]

Page 2: Numeracy at Harris Academy Purley Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road Surrey CR2 6DT T: 020 8681 1141 F: 020 681 1144

Why is Numeracy Important?

Numeracy is a life skill – necessary to allow each of us to make informed choices and decisions in all aspects of everyday life.

“Good numeracy is the best protection against unemployment, low wages and poor

health” A. Schleicher, Education Director, OECD, 2013Harris Academy Purley

Kendra Hall RoadSurreyCR2 6DT

T: 020 8681 1141F: 020 681 1144

[email protected]

Page 3: Numeracy at Harris Academy Purley Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road Surrey CR2 6DT T: 020 8681 1141 F: 020 681 1144

Numeracy at HAPUNumeracy Motivation • Fun activities duing tutor times• Numeracy week (including Pi day!)

Numeracy Intervention • Weekly interventions for KS3 & KS4 students

Numeracy Extension • Further Maths GCSE Club• Weekly homework club (every Thursday 3 – 4pm)

Numeracy in Action • Numeracy embedded across the curriculum

Harris Academy PurleyKendra Hall RoadSurreyCR2 6DT

T: 020 8681 1141F: 020 681 1144

[email protected]

Page 4: Numeracy at Harris Academy Purley Harris Academy Purley Kendra Hall Road Surrey CR2 6DT T: 020 8681 1141 F: 020 681 1144

How can parents help improve their child’s numeracy?

The biggest ways parents can help are:• to encourage and support. Positivity is very

important when developing numeracy skills• to practice timetables at home• to promote consolidation of key concepts by

further practice on Hegartymaths (www.hegartymaths.net)

• to highlight the importance of numeracy and the skills which are required in all aspects of everyday life

Harris Academy PurleyKendra Hall RoadSurreyCR2 6DT

T: 020 8681 1141F: 020 681 1144

[email protected]