Mr Brown's shot at numeracy !

From today's Times Online:

'Plans to give struggling children intensive one-on-one numeracy training in the hope of making British standards comparable to the best in the world will be outlined today by Gordon Brown.'

'Mr Brown will say: “I believe the time is now right fundamentally to review how we teach numeracy and to set out a plan for ensuring that every child is numerate by the time they leave primary school.”'

Read it here.

I think we now need a definition of what numerate is so that we all know what is being talked about.

I wonder where the people to implement this are coming from ?