Citizenship and Maths

Citizenship and maths

Maths has a unique contribution to make to education for citizenship. It offers pupils the opportunity to learn about the way figures and statistics are calculated and used in the real world to support an argument or to make a point. It also involves the interpretation of data, which is important for pupils when learning about issues such as the economy or unemployment, for example. Maths is also well placed to make learning about probability and risk relevant to real-world issues such as genetically modified food. It provides pupils with an understanding of issues related to budgets, making it an important factor in running a fair trade shop or spending money allocated to pupil councils. It can make young people understand the relevance of maths to their real lives and give them an understanding of the importance of the subject for lifelong learning.