The minister responsible for a new times tables check for primary school children refused to answer a multiplication sum on TV today. Nick Gibb was asked by Good Morning Britain presenter Jeremy Kyle ...

How well do you know your times tables up to 12? Can you do better than an eight-year-old? Year 4 pupils in England will take part in a multiplication tables check in June. They will be asked 25 ...

The government has announced plans to have eight- and nine-year-olds sit mandatory times table tests and teaching unions have spoken out in opposition to the decision. Year 4 pupils across England ...

Schools minister Nick Gibb refused to do a times table test on live television this morning as he announced a policy for tougher multiplication tests for primary school children. Mr Gibb appeared on ...

New primary school tests to measure pupils’ times tables skills have been branded a waste of time by head teachers. In a survey, 94 per cent of those who took part in a pilot scheme said the tests for ...