Everyone Counts

A very useful resource aimed at connecting Geography with some numeracy skills.
It has been produced by Oxfam, and is called Everyone Counts.
Oxfam is a UK based charity which works to support people in need, and fund development projects.
Aimed at 8-12 year olds.

Everyone Counts is an engaging resource which supports key elements of the maths curriculum. Using real-life data about children living in four countries around the world, pupils will develop their skills and understanding of topics such as time and data handling.

The resource also explores how inequality affects the lives of children in different parts of the globe.

There are plenty of useful resources and ideas that could be adapted to a number of subjects, and other scenarios, and plenty of inspiration for those wanting to connect this with development data.

New UK Curriculum

A new National Curriculum for England and Wales, for pupils aged 11-14 was announced today. It is a draft and open for consultation until mid April.
The Numeracy statement is interesting in the context of this project. I have highlighted the first section in red:

Teachers should develop pupils’ numeracy in all subjects so that they understand and 

appreciate the importance of mathematics. Pupils should be taught to apply arithmetic 

fluently to problems, understand and use measures, estimate when using calculators 

and other technologies to produce results, and then interpret them appropriately. 

Pupils should apply their geometric and algebraic understanding, and relate their 

understanding of probability to the notions of risk and uncertainty. They should also 

understand the cyclical process of collecting, presenting and analysing data. They 

should be taught to apply their mathematics to both routine and non-routine problems, 

including breaking down more complex problems into a series of simpler steps.