Grove JI School

How long is a piece of string?

Pupils from Grove JI School in Handsworth attempt to answer the question "How long is a piece of string?". Pictured here coming to terms with this knotty problem at the Education Show 1997.

"How long is a piece of string?" is the question Tim Brighouse is asking all Birmingham pupils during the "Year of Numeracy" 1997.

Find out more about Tim's Challenge