Spotlight on Literacy and Numeracy

“Almost £1.5bn was lost in the UK last year, due to Britons struggling to master the basic skills when it comes to managing money.“

This is, apparently, the staggering cost of poor maths skills in the UK. Maths and English (as even Dizzee Rascal would tell us) are essential for every-day life and, as we reported in June, will keep you healthy, wealthy, and wise in adulthood. (Actually, we’re not sure about the healthy bit.) This is Money reports on a LearnDirect campaign to improve adult literacy and numeracy with their Spotlight challenge, called ‘Ready When You Are‘.

Ready When You Are, with Johnny and Eamonn

TV’s perma-tanned and velvet-smooth Eamonn Holmes joins forces with the one and only perky Johnny Ball (he of Think of a Number, 1977-1984, and our very own Maths-Whizz promotional animation, 2005). Ready When You Are has Eamonn and Johnny posing English and Maths questions, respectively. The score at the end might help you work out if you qualify for one of LearnDirect’s adult numeracy and literacy courses.

You can take the test, complete with Mastermind-style mood music, online. Whether you come out as a Maths-Whizz, or a Number-Dunce, we’d like to think you can help secure your child’s future financial literacy and general numeracy with our fun maths lessons and comprehensive online tutor!

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