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Whizz Education launches National Maths - Whizz Day (14th March 2007)

[Pictured here, children at Priory School, Slough, Berks prepare for National Maths-Whizz Day by dressing as Einstein]

Whizz Education, the UK’s award winning educational publisher, is launching a new initiative dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of maths for both parents and children.

Wednesday 14th March 2007 will become the first ever National Maths - Whizz Day. The 14th March is a crucial day for maths itself. It is Albert Einstein’s 128th birthday and the celebratory, Pi Day. Albert Einstein is regarded the most well known mathematician in the world and contributed more than any other scientist to the modern vision of physical reality. His special and general theories of relativity are still regarded as the most satisfactory model of the large-scale universe that we have. Pi is the 16th letter in the Greek alphabet and is denoted by the symbol . Pi is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846…

With much emphasis lately on personlised learning and testing children when they are ready, rather than at a fixed age, Ofsted have called for Government backed home tuition for pupils who are not progressing as they should. Currently 20% of children are leaving primary school without a solid foundation in literacy and numeracy. A pilot scheme in 10 local authority areas is to take place from April 2007 in which the bottom 5% of children in each subject of each key stage in these areas will be offered extra support and tuition outside of the classroom. Ofsted have also suggested that parents should get more information, such as lesson plans and reports on the internet.

How to get involved
Schools and parents are being encouraged to run quizzes and competitions on the day to make maths fun. A free pack is available to download from http://www.whizz.com/ to give ideas on how best to get involved and enjoy National Maths - Whizz Day. There is also an online quiz where you can work out your maths age.

Ron Van Der Meer, the inventor and Creative Director of Maths - Whizz, says; “Research shows that if children could change one thing about their maths teaching it would be to have more fun examples to make it more enjoyable. Maths is a subject that can be enjoyed by all, especially with Maths - Whizz, so get involved in National Maths - Whizz Day and help make maths fun for all. “

Available for use in schools and at home, teachers, parents and kids agree – Maths - Whizz, the online interactive maths tutor, is the most interesting and exciting way for any child to learn. The service acts just like a human tutor, offering one-on-one learning that reacts to the child’s individual learning needs in guiding them through lessons. Parents also get their own private login to access a range of reports showing their child’s measurable progress.