{"id":13830,"date":"2016-11-16T16:56:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T16:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13830"},"modified":"2016-12-06T14:05:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:05:09","slug":"why-we-are-rooting-for-carol-vorderman-on-i-am-a-celebrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/why-we-are-rooting-for-carol-vorderman-on-i-am-a-celebrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We are Rooting for Carol Vorderman on I&#8217;m a Celebrity\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Maybe like you, we were a little surprised when we heard that Carol Vorderman was taking part in this year\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here\u201d but here is why we are rooting for her &#8211; and it is not just because she is a beloved star of our TV screens for the last thirty years.<\/h2>\r\n<strong>To help young children improve their confidence and skills in maths, Carol launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/TheMathsFactor.aspx?t=lwk\">The Maths Factor<\/a> &#8211; an online tutorial and game based learning resource for kids. The Maths Factor supports the new curriculum is aimed at children aged 4 to 11.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIt was with great honour that KidStart were invited along to this year\u2019s Maths Factor graduation ceremony held at the prestigious Pearson building on the Strand in Central London. Hearing the stories of the children who overcome their fear of maths and build confidence with numbers was <strong><em>truly inspirational<\/em><\/strong>. Receiving their graduation certificates and having their photos taken with Carol must be a moment these lucky children will remember with joy.\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13832 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/class-of-students-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"class-of-students\" width=\"625\" height=\"373\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe Maths Factor has helped over 25,000 children achieve maths confidence using fun and popular video lessons with Carol and over 1,000 different daily practice sessions and games. You can sign up for monthly, quarterly or annual subscriptions and if you are unhappy for any reason you can cancel with their no quibble 30-day money back guarantee. Don\u2019t forget KidStart members can collect 13% back on all Maths Factor subscriptions if they go through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/TheMathsFactor.aspx?t=lwk\">KidStart<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Win a year\u2019s subscription to The Maths Factor with KidStart!<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWe are also lucky enough to have one annual subscription to Maths Factor to give away. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KidStart\/posts\/10155991026092588:0\" target=\"_blank\">Simply like <strong><u>this post<\/u><\/strong> and (if you can) answer the puzzle below! <strong>Click here<\/strong> and comment on the Facebook post with your answer (don\u2019t forget to share!)<\/a> Good luck!\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13833 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maths-puzzle.jpg\" alt=\"maths-puzzle\" width=\"402\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maths-puzzle.jpg 402w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maths-puzzle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maths-puzzle-250x252.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maths-puzzle-120x121.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/maths-puzzle-136x136.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>The Winner<\/h3>\r\n<strong>Emma B., from Edinburgh<\/strong>.\u00a0With the correct answer of 21.\u00a0If you didn\u2019t win we can still offer you to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/TheMathsFactor.aspx?t=lwk\">collect 13% back for your kids with The Maths Factor<\/a><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">KidStart<\/a><\/strong> a little help along the way<\/h4>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/carol-vorderman-says-menopause-given-9215753\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Vorderman photo by ITV<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maybe like you, we were a little surprised when we heard that Carol Vorderman was taking part in this year\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here\u201d but here is why we are rooting for her &#8211; and it is not just because she is a beloved star of our TV screens for the","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3503],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-great-family-life-tips","category-parenting-advice-from-parents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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