Derby students gets top math award
December 30 2009
An A-level pupil in a school in Derby has won gold in a national mathematics contest, according to a local news report.
Michael Thomas, a 16 year-old from Joseph Wright Centre, was among the highest scorers in the UK Maths Challenge, the report said.
"I couldn't believe it when I got a gold medal, which is fantastic," the student was quoted as saying by the Derby Telegraph. Along with the pupil, seven other students won bronze medals.
In other news, a pilot programme aimed at improving primary school students' maths skills is to be expanded in Devon, according to a newspaper report.
The programme, which has been running for a year, will provide extra investment support to a further 22 schools across Devon, local newspaper the Express & Echo reports.
The objective of the Numbers Count initiative is to help the poorest learners improve their mathematical skills and be at the same level as the rest.
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