At National Numeracy our vision is for everyone in the UK to have the confidence and competence to use numbers and think mathematically in everyday life, but how can this link to the notions of ‘character’?
Many believe that improving numeracy will be the inevitable by-product of a focus on academic maths.
National Numeracy has taken a different approach and our Essentials of Numeracy embodies the elements that we believe are vital to prepare young people for life in modern Britain, including those notably absent from maths curricula in the UK but present in high-performing countries, and this is where the link with character comes in.
This paper looks at why character, grit and mindset are a key part of learning maths.
