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Count On is a major
mathematics education project in the
United Kingdom which was announced by
education secretary
David Blunkett at the end of 2000. It was the follow-on to
Maths Year 2000 which was the UK's contribution to
UNICEF 's
World Mathematical Year .
[1]
Count On had two main strands:
The website www.counton.org
[2] which won the 2002
BETT prize for best free online learning resource.
[3]
"MathFests", which were maths funfairs held around the country, aimed particularly at those who would not normally come into contact with mathematical ideas.
[4]
The MathFests were run largely by
MatheMagic and the
University of York .[
citation needed ]
The project has now been handed over to the
NCETM .[
citation needed ]
Popularisation of Mathematics
Count On and Maths Year 2000 were some of the first big Popularisation of Mathematics projects. Others are listed below.
International
Australia
India
Ireland
Nigeria
Spain
Matematica Vital
[7]
Paul Boron
[8]
United Kingdom
Maths Year 2000 Scotland
Maths Cymru (Wales)
United States
Steven Strogatz's blog
[9]
References
^
English pupils lag behind in maths ,
BBC News , 5 December 2000 .
^
"My Media: Kate Scarborough" ,
The Guardian , 31 July 2006 .
^
"Deputy logs on to £100,000" ,
Times Educational Supplement , 18 January 2002, archived from
the original on 5 October 2012, retrieved 24 July 2011 .
^
"No doubt about it - we're addicted to maths" ,
Times Educational Supplement , 19 January 2001, archived from
the original on 5 October 2012, retrieved 24 July 2011 .
Mathematics in the United Kingdom
Organizations and Projects
Maths schools Journals Competitions Awards