Dwr-Y-Felin Comprehensive School Maths Skills Day

Steam Powered Stories and Learn and Grow have been busy this week not only making new contacts with new schools and employers, (update coming soon!!) but on maintaining old ones. 

On 8th July 2014, the SPS team headed to Dwr-Y-Felin Comprehensive School to deliver a Maths Skills Day, where 250 year seven pupils participated. 

The aim of the skills day was to further the implementation of the 'What you say COUNTS' project. Students would be subconsciously developing their maths skills by taking part in activities; pupils would realise that everyone uses maths in their day-to-day lives even if they don't initially realise it. 

Year seven students took part in four maths activities, each activity lasting 15 minutes; this prevented the pupil losing interest and maintained excitement. Whether the pupil was playing Top Trumps, maths bingo, building lego towers, or playing cards, ultimately, students were using and developing their numeracy skills. 

Pupils were competitive, yet determined to succeed in each activity. Calculating maths questions under time constraints meant each child was encouraged to raise to the challenge, work with others to answer maths questions and beat each other's winning scores. 

Overall, teachers and pupils were fascinated and excited by what the Skills Day had offered. It was a winning day for pupils, SPS, Learn and Grow staff, and the 'What you say COUNTS!' project! 

Thank you to Dwr-Y-Felin Comprehensive School, Neath, for welcoming us to your school. We thoroughly enjoyed working with you and your pupils, and look forward to working with you in the next academic year. 

Additionally, thank you to all year seven pupils that participated. We hope you enjoyed the skills day and are feeling confident about facing any numeracy problems in your day-to-day lives. 

If you or your school require any information about not only the Maths Skills Day, but any other workshops that SPS and Learn and Grow provide, feel free to contact our Business Co-Ordinator, Hayley Howe on 01685 87238, or Adrian Morgan, Business Schools Co-ordinator on  07592077878. 

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