Deputy First Minister John Swinney launches Christmas Maths Challenge Campaign to Aid Numeracy

Primary School pupils across Scotland have received a series of festive-themed maths puzzles to take home for the school holiday as part of a drive to encourage more positive attitudes towards numeracy and maths The five puzzles are aimed at Primary Six pupils and their families to complete over the holidays as a fun way of exploring maths outside the classroom.   Deputy First Minister John Swinney launched the Christmas Maths Challenge, created in partnership with the Scottish Mathematical Council, at Towerbank Primary School in Portobello, and said: “Excellence in maths…

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