Tesco Working In Partnership With St Nicholas School To Improve Pupils’ Maths Skills

For the past two years, St Nicholas Community Primary School has been working hard on improving basic skills across the school.

As part of this there has been a focus on maths, with a number of initiatives introduced. One of these has been to work in partnership with Tesco’s Beverley store to introduce a monthly maths challenge for the pupils to enjoy.

Each month, a group of children visit Tesco where they are challenged to test their maths skills by purchasing goods for a particular event and spending as close to a specific budget as possible – without the use of calculators. The events focus on healthy eating and give the pupils the opportunity to see maths in real-life contexts.

Liz Pollard, Head Teacher at St Nicholas said;

“Tthe visits have had such a positive impact on the children and as a result of all the work we have been doing. We have achieved 12% level 6 in maths. We are very proud of our achievements, and we greatly value the support we have received from Tesco’’

Dave Ryley, Community Champion at Tesco Beverley, said;

“Our store is delighted to be working so closely with St Nicholas, and it is fantastic to be involved with such a great initiative.”

“The children are always a credit to their school during the visits, and we look forward to continuing helping them to develop their enjoyment of maths.”