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A new study has found that children scoring in the top 15 per cent of maths scores at ten are likely to earn 7.3 per cent more than their peers by the age of 30....
Posted on 18/03/2013 - [Read More...]
A new study has found that the top ten per cent of performers in maths in primary schools do not progress as much at secondary school as counterparts from other countries....
Posted on 28/02/2013 - [Read More...]
A poll has revealed that only one in 20 parents could accurately answer all ten questions on a primary school level maths test....
Posted on 29/01/2013 - [Read More...]
A senior exam board official has criticised the practice of entering students with multiple boards to boost their grades....
Posted on 24/12/2012 - [Read More...]
Maths phobia can be passed from teachers to their students....
Posted on 21/12/2012 - [Read More...]
New scholarships aim to attract top graduated into maths teaching jobs....
Posted on 21/12/2012 - [Read More...]
New research suggests a significant number of adults in England do not possess basic numeracy and literacy skills....
Posted on 18/12/2012 - [Read More...]
SATs results suggest primary schools improved performance in both English and maths in 2012....
Posted on 13/12/2012 - [Read More...]
More time needs to be taken by teachers to ensure brighter students fully understand basic mathematical principles before they are advanced through the curriculum, the ACME says. ...
Posted on 12/12/2012 - [Read More...]
Two studies show England is falling behind the international competition when it comes to reading, science and maths. ...
Posted on 11/12/2012 - [Read More...]
US study finds that maths anxiety can hinder the performance of the most able students but that intervention can ease stresses...
Posted on 13/09/2012 - [Read More...]
University study finds that transmission teaching could explain why maths is rated as the least favourite subject for a fifth of students...
Posted on 10/09/2012 - [Read More...]
'Highly able' teenagers in England are falling behind their international counterparts, with the nation ranked 26th out of 34 OECD countries in terms of maths performance ...
Posted on 06/07/2012 - [Read More...]
An MP's report has said that teaching mathematics should be compulsory until the age of 18 to improve the quality of the UK's workforce...
Posted on 22/06/2012 - [Read More...]
A new report from the education watchdog shows that maths results are improving, but calls on the Department for Education to raise its ambitions higher when it comes to the essential subject...
Posted on 22/05/2012 - [Read More...]
A study of 3,000 young people by City and Guilds found that the majority of pupils would prefer maths education that was geared more towards 'real world' situations...
Posted on 04/05/2012 - [Read More...]
According to the charity National Numeracy, there are 17 million adults in England with poor numeracy skills, but good quality mathematics teachers can help turn this around...
Posted on 05/03/2012 - [Read More...]
A new report published by the RSA has outlined the failings in England's maths education, suggesting it looks at Scottish calculations in a bid to improve...
Posted on 10/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A school in Buckinghamshire has partnered with the County Council and delegates from Sweden and Turkey as part of an EU initiative to promote lifelong learning in mathematics...
Posted on 02/12/2011 - [Read More...]
One of the first teaching schools in Greater Manchester is reaping its rewards after recruiting nine trainee maths teachers to train in the classroom...
Posted on 01/12/2011 - [Read More...]
A study by the Centre for Cities has revealed that half of all young people living in the UK's cities are not leaving school with good GCSE grades in maths and English, making it hard for them to find employment...
Posted on 25/11/2011 - [Read More...]
SEN teachers have seen the maths and English results of their pupils improve under a large-scale pilot programme now set to be rolled-out nationwide...
Posted on 18/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Schools watchdog Ofsted has published a new report following a study of the practices used by the best primary teachers of maths...
Posted on 14/11/2011 - [Read More...]
A school set to be awarded the most improved in the country resorted to getting its pupils out of bed during the holidays and bringing them into maths revision classes in the school minibus...
Posted on 27/10/2011 - [Read More...]
A study of almost 600 teenagers by researchers in Spain has found a link between pupils' sleep patterns and their performance in maths...
Posted on 21/10/2011 - [Read More...]
Durham University professor tells Ofqual conference that A-level maths exam results have been inflating for over 20 years...
Posted on 14/10/2011 - [Read More...]
The DfE has announced an overhaul of post-16 education which includes proposals to make students who narrowly miss a C grade in core subject re-take the exams...
Posted on 07/10/2011 - [Read More...]
Primary school teachers still have work to do in improving literacy and numeracy attainment levels with figures published by the DfE showing over 100,000 seven-year-olds are not able to write at their predicted level...
Posted on 30/09/2011 - [Read More...]
Mathematics teachers need clearer guidelines from the government to improve the standard of maths education pupils get, one expert has said....
Posted on 27/09/2011 - [Read More...]
A leading authority has called on the government to intensify the recruitment drive for quality science and mathematics teachers to maintain growth in students taking the subjects...
Posted on 23/09/2011 - [Read More...]
Learning sums by heart will not necessarily make children any better at maths, it has been suggested....
Posted on 07/09/2011 - [Read More...]
New research suggests that even the best teacher might struggle to teach some children maths skills....
Posted on 18/08/2011 - [Read More...]
Education secretary Michael Gove would like to see a larger proportion of schoolchildren studying maths until the age of 18. ...
Posted on 30/06/2011 - [Read More...]
Thousands of teenagers were asked to answer an 'impossible question' during a maths AS-level exam set by the OCR exam body last week....
Posted on 02/06/2011 - [Read More...]
The UK is trailing behind other countries when it comes to English and maths, it has been claimed....
Posted on 24/05/2011 - [Read More...]
Entering students early for exams could have a negative impact on maths education, it has been suggested....
Posted on 16/05/2011 - [Read More...]
There is no magic answer when it comes to improving underperforming schools....
Posted on 12/05/2011 - [Read More...]
Intelligence cannot be measured by IQ tests, new research suggests....
Posted on 26/04/2011 - [Read More...]