Count On is a major mathematics education project in the United Kingdom which was announced by education secretary David Blunkett at the end of 2000. It was the follow-on to Maths Year 2000 which was the UK's contribution to UNICEF's World Mathematical Year. [1]
Count On had two main strands:
The MathFests were run largely by MatheMagic and the University of York.[ citation needed ]
The project has now been handed over to the NCETM.[ citation needed ]
Count On and Maths Year 2000 were some of the first big Popularisation of Mathematics projects. Others are listed below.
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