Numeracy Initiatives

Since 1997 the JCSP Support Service have run initiatives where teachers are facilitated in introducing new and creative ways of working with the students. The purpose is to provide opportunities for teachers to develop and explore new strategies, methodologies and interventions to support student learning. Many of the initiatives are an extension of the sharing of best practice at in-service. Strategies and interventions that have proven to be successful are further developed and explored by teachers involved in the JCSP.

The initiatives provide teachers with a small subvention to facilitate them in investigating and evaluating a specific strategy or intervention. Other initiatives are developments of successful interventions which are supported by the provision of guidelines and materials at in-service. As part of the Student Profile System many statements have been designed that describe the skills and knowledge attained by student involved in specific initiatives.

To find a list of our initatives click here

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School Based Numeracy

Piaget (1965) states that many second level students still need to be provided with opportunities to engage with suitable experiential resources and supports to consolidate, improve and expand their understanding of mathematics and Numeracy. 

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Number Millionaire

Number Millionaire is a numeracy quiz where individual students (contestants) are challenged to identify the correct answer to twelve arithmetical questions.

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Maths Laboratory

This initiative will provide schools with the opportunity to investigate the effectiveness of the Maths. Laboratory in developing enhanced mathematical and numerical understanding among participating JCSP students.

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Cross Aged Paired Maths

Schools participating in this initiative will monitor and investigate the learning opportunities through the establishment and implementation of a cross-aged paired maths programme, which involves the "pairing " of second year JCSP students w Read more »

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Handheld Gaming Device

This initiative allows a teacher to purchase handheld gaming devices and accompanying maths. software to support numeracy development.

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Flashmaster Maths

Students who have struggled to master their tables might welcome a fresh approach and so might their teachers.

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Paired maths

This initiative provides opportunities for participating schools to plan and develop a framework for linking Fifth Year/Transition Year students with JCSP students...

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Make Your Own Opoly

By using and adapting the "Make Your Own Opoly" starter pack (which is based on the ''Monopoly" board game) teachers can construct and develop their own personalised, contextualised and localised board game...

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Maths Games

This initiative provides opportunities for teachers to source and acquire age-appropriate maths games and/ or maths activity packs and to use these resources to support the development of mathematical and numerical understanding among JCSP students.

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