Sentence examples for and numeracy in the from inspiring English sources
There are other recommendations aimed at improving the focus on literacy and numeracy in the early years, increasing the number of geography field trips, and ensuring the curriculum is more user-friendly.
The area has one of the lowest rates of literacy and numeracy in the country, and Neale was spurred to deal with the problem because almost half his own workers were affected.
It identified the introduction of specific programmes to improve literacy and numeracy in the late-1990s.
If GCSE English and maths are the national currency for literacy and numeracy in this country, then everyone has to get them, don't they?
According to the survey, England's young adults performed on a par with their 55-65 year-old counterparts in literacy and numeracy – in contrast to the other countries in the survey, who saw young adults outperform their older brethren in one or both categories.
In general, Asdan (Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network) courses bring social and life skills to the fore, and embed elements of literacy and numeracy in projects that are rooted in the real world.
Health literacy was measured by the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) and the Newest Vital Sign (NVS), both of which assess reading comprehension and numeracy in health contexts, and by the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM), which assesses medical vocabulary.
In primary schools, according to Marianne Cutler, ASE executive director, the enormous emphasis on literacy and numeracy in recent years has tended to squeeze out the third core subject, science.
The teaching of literacy and numeracy in primary schools has improved.
In 1997 he promised to resign if the government failed to meet its targets for literacy and numeracy in primary schools.
Note the words used by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as she unveiled plans for the first ever national testing programme to improve literacy and numeracy in Scottish schools.
