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British mathematics education project

**Count On** is a major [mathematics education](/source/Mathematics_education) project in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) which was announced by [education secretary](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Education) [David Blunkett](/source/David_Blunkett) at the end of 2000. It was the follow-on to [Maths Year 2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maths_Year_2000&action=edit&redlink=1) which was the UK's contribution to [UNICEF](/source/UNICEF)'s [World Mathematical Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Mathematical_Year&action=edit&redlink=1).[1]

Count On had two main strands:

- The website www.counton.org[2] which won the 2002 [BETT](/source/BETT) prize for best free online learning resource.[3]

- "MathFests", which were maths funfairs held around the country, aimed particularly at those who would not normally come into contact with mathematical ideas.[4]

## Popularisation of Mathematics

*Count On* and *Maths Year 2000* were some of the first big Popularisation of Mathematics projects. Others are listed below.

### International

- [World Mathematical Year 2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Mathematical_Year_2000&action=edit&redlink=1) [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20130113071154/http://wmy2000.math.jussieu.fr/)

- Statistics 2013 [\[2\]](http://statistics2013.org/)

- [World Maths Day](/source/World_Maths_Day) (orig. Australian) - next one is 6 March 2013 [\[3\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20110925091442/http://www.worldmathsday.com/)

### Australia

- [World Maths Day](/source/World_Maths_Day)[\[4\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20110925091442/http://www.worldmathsday.com/)

### India

- [National Mathematics Year](/source/National_Mathematics_Year)[\[5\]](http://theindianawaaz.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5405&catid=43)

### Ireland

- [Maths Week Ireland](/source/Maths_Week_Ireland) [\[6\]](http://www.mathsweek.ie/2012/schools/Mangahigh-online-maths-games)

### Nigeria

- [National Mathematics Year](/source/National_Mathematics_Year)

### Spain

- Matematica Vital [\[7\]](http://matematicavital.com/)

- Paul Boron [\[8\]](http://www.paulborons.com/)

### United Kingdom

- Maths Year 2000 Scotland

- Maths Cymru (Wales)

### United States

- Steven Strogatz's blog [\[9\]](https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/author/steven-strogatz/)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*English pupils lag behind in maths*](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/1055704.stm), [BBC News](/source/BBC_News), 5 December 2000.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["My Media: Kate Scarborough"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jul/31/mondaymediasection4), *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*, 31 July 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Deputy logs on to £100,000"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121005094334/http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Deputy-logs-on-to-pounds-100-000-358319/), *[Times Educational Supplement](/source/Times_Educational_Supplement)*, 18 January 2002, archived from [the original](http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Deputy-logs-on-to-pounds-100-000-358319/) on 5 October 2012, retrieved 24 July 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["No doubt about it - we're addicted to maths"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121005094344/http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=342720), *[Times Educational Supplement](/source/Times_Educational_Supplement)*, 19 January 2001, archived from [the original](http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=342720) on 5 October 2012, retrieved 24 July 2011.

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