A period in school set aside for developing numeracy skills, introduced as a daily requirement in English primary schools in 1999.
some schools used the literacy and numeracy hours as an excuse to cut PE lessons
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- She said the introduction of the numeracy hour in schools probably meant more times tables were being taught.
- The literacy and numeracy hour was introduced in every primary school, giving young children newly-focused tuition in the basics.
- The government will be issuing guidelines for all schools to incorporate a numeracy hour into their daily routines.
- It is hard to motivate and enthuse children when delivering literacy or numeracy hours.
- Primary schools are being given more freedom to move away from sharply defined literacy and numeracy hours.