Ursula and Vinod volunteered at a primary school in Tower Hamlets, London, delivering a joint My Maths Story assembly and supported a Maths in the Real-World classroom session. They spoke to the pupils about all the interesting ways they use maths in their everyday life.
Ursula amazed the children with her juggling skills, explaining how maths is needed to understand the rhythm when juggling and how the balls move. Vinod also impressed the children when he told them that he enjoys karting and explained how fundamental numeracy is for this hobby. Whilst supporting the Maths in the Real-World classroom session in a Year 5 and Year 6 class, they continued to use their unique and wonderful examples to help the pupils see the link between maths and everyday life.
A teacher from the school said: “The children really enjoyed the characters and thinking about maths in their jobs and hobbies- it was well-pitched.”
Our volunteers said:
“It was just nice that the kids seemed to enjoy it and were getting involved. I was happy that they were thinking of novel ideas for the case studies, and I hope it gives them an appreciation of how maths can be used out of and after school.”
“The pupils were very engaged and asked thoughtful questions. They loved my juggling demonstration for illustrating patterns, geometry, counting, rhythm and probability. The tag-team presentation with my colleague went well. The genuine engagement of the pupils and teachers made it seem like we'd made a difference.”
TP ICAP has been a valued strategic partner of National Numeracy since 2018, sharing our commitment to improving social mobility by helping people build confidence with numbers. Over the course of our partnership, TP ICAP has supported our campaigns, research and volunteering initiatives, including as a Founding Supporter of Number Confidence Week, a Lead Supporter of National Numeracy Day and a Founding Member of the National Numeracy Leadership Council. Most recently, TP ICAP has helped us expand our work into Northern Ireland, bringing our Schools and Families and Numeracy for Success programmes to communities in Belfast, where they can make a lasting impact.
A massive thank you to Ursula and Vinod, and TP ICAP for their continued support of our volunteering programme.
