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...system, and most other aspects of mathematics. As you can imagine, if the foundation for number sense is not securely developed, this will lead to later difficulties in learning mathematics. It is important that the procedures for calculating with number (i.e. methods of doing arithmetic) are underpinned by an understanding of how those procedures work. This is known as...

...systems around the world do not have geography with the status of a separate subject. Schools in England and Wales are different. Here, geography is a national curriculum subject (5–14 years) and the former Minister for Schools (Stephen Twigg) has asserted the subject's importance in several speeches in 2004. For example, he says: ‘The unique contribution of geography...