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 ...

Half of primary schools will adopt the traditional Chinese method of maths teaching in a Government drive to stop British youngsters falling behind their Asian counterparts. They will ditch ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...