2. Why is Maths important to you? Discuss this in your groups.

3. MATHS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Financial Importance Students who get a grade ‘C’ or above at GCSE have an average lifetime income of £150,000 more than those students who get a ‘D’ or below. Students with good maths skills earn £5,000 a year more (on average) than others who are not proficient in the subject. [Ref: Witan Jardine, 2008] SO DO YOUR BEST!

4. MATHS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Employment Importance Good maths qualifications will allow you a wider choice of exciting careers. Without maths qualifications, many good jobs will be unavailable to you. Many employers believe that if you get good Maths grades in your exams, then you are a ‘smart person’, and will be able to learn the many other skills that they will require of you. SO DO YOUR BEST!

5. MATHS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Educational Importance Maths is fundamental knowledge for life. Basic maths was taught in schools 500 years ago, and will still most-probably be taught in another 500 years time. The better you are at maths, the easier you will find Science, Design & Technology, ICT, many aspects of Geography and even Music! SO DO YOUR BEST!

6. MATHS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Social Importance Studying maths - especially percentages, graphs, and data handling - will help you truly understand global ‘green’ issues (such as climate change, the energy crisis, and disease control), and hence help you decide your own political stance on these crucially important issues. SO DO YOUR BEST!

7. MATHS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Personal Importance Maths problems help train your brain to think accurately and carefully. You will be able to think more logically, and to make better decisions in your life. Although maths can sometimes be difficult, you will get a great sense of achievement if you persevere, work hard and achieve good GCSE grades. SO DO YOUR BEST!

8. MATHS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU Global Importance Maths is used throughout the entire world! If you travel, your maths and numeracy skills will be recognised anywhere, and will help you gain employment. SO DO YOUR BEST!

9. http://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/nation al-numeracy-challenge

10. How do you feel about Maths? Complete the questionnaire.

11. Now discuss your answers as a table. Can you convince anyone on your table to change their mind?

12. Maths at Henley College Functional Skills GCSE Core Maths Maths will also be incorporated in your vocational lessons.

13. What are Functional Skills?

14. We face lots of maths problems every day – some simple, some not so simple. Here are some examples. Every day maths

15. The temperature yesterday was 4 degrees. The weather… What will the temperature be tomorrow? 4 – 8 = Weather experts say the temperature will drop by 8 degrees overnight. ? -4

16. You and your three friends decide to go and watch a new movie in 3D. Going to the cinema… Tickets cost £7.50 each or a group ticket for up to four is £25. Which tickets would be the cheapest? Tickets £7.50 each or 4 for £25 £7.50 x 4 = Group ticket = £25 ? £30

17. You and your three friends decide to go an watch a new movie in 3D. Going to the cinema… You buy two drinks and three tubs of popcorn. Drink £1.99 each Popcorn £1.42 each What is the total cost for your trip? Tickets £7.50 each or 4 for £25 Ticket s (2 x £1.99) = (3 x £1.42) = £25 Drinks Popcorn Total = £3.98 £4.26 (group) = ? ? ? ? £33.24

18. Time… The film starts at 19:45 and lasts for 90 minutes. You have to be home by 21:30, do you have enough time to watch the film? 19:45 + 90 minutes = ? 21:15

19. Your dinner will take 25 minutes to cook. Time… You put the food in at 21:15. What time will your dinner be ready? 21:25 + 25 minutes =21:50 ?

20. Time… What time train would you need to catch from Long Road to be at the Ice Skating Rink before 08:30?

21. Measuring… This is a table of equivalent imperial and metric lengths: ImperialMetric 1 inch2.54 cm 1 foot12 inches0.3048 m 1 yard3 foot0.9144 m 1 mile1760 yards1.6093 km How wide is this in m? A cricket pitch is 50 yards wide. 0.9144m x 50 = ? 45.72m

22. What maths do you think you have used this week?

23. Your turn… Maths in a practical context…