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Mhairi Stratton from Humbie primary spent last summer developing an early numeracy tracker based on he principles of Maths Recovery. The purpose of the resource was to use maths recovery assessments within the classroom context to know where children are in their development and understanding of number and to track their progress. The resource is MR Tracker and has been piloted in a number of our schools this session to evaluate the impact on children’s learning and the ability of staff to use this resource effectively without full Maths Recovery training. We have recently received reports from two external evaluations, one from the Maths Recovery Council and one from LTScotland, both of which have been very positive and have commended the work of East Lothian and the staff involved. Today we were given permission to continue the work and develop the training throughout the authority. This is great news and a real compliment to Mhairi, the other Maths Recovery trainers and the class teachers who have been taking this forward. I think this programme will result in children who are really solid in number at the early stages and will ensure that there is a solid platform on which to build as they work on number in later stages of school.