The prescriptive way of teaching primary maths in Shanghai and Singapore might help when it comes to international league tables, but there’s no proof it will work in England The Department for ...

We want learners to be able to answer the questions that we set them and to be able to answer the questions that appear on the Annual National Assessment they will do again later this year. However, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Maths anxiety is a pervasive phenomenon globally that not only affects students but can also impact those that teach maths. Hawke’s Bay grandmother Julie Whyte graduated with her Doctor of Education ...

A group of high-achieving students who secured enough points to study primary teaching but were denied entry due to an “anomaly” in maths requirements are to be offered places in college. Applicants ...

University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. We are beginning to see whether these borrowed methods are working in the classroom. My new study, which looked ...

The latest NAPLAN test results showed that one in three Australian students fell short of the proficiency benchmark in maths. In the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment survey, 40 per ...

Leaving Cert higher-level maths entry requirements for students hoping to become primary school teachers are to be lowered from next year. Applicants for teaching courses are required to meet minimum ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Ofsted says it may reform the primary school inspection system because too much emphasis is being placed on the teaching of English and maths over other subjects Primary schools may be placing too ...

It will take a decade to bring maths teaching in England up to world-beating standards, say subject experts. A report from the Advisory Council on Mathematics Education (ACME) suggests teachers ...