If numeracy is more important in the job market than literacy, what...
Hamish McRae reflects on the research published last week that suggests primary school children who are good at maths go on to earn more money later in life. This is from the Independent… An important,...
View ArticleMore graduates to be offered large sum to train as maths teachers
Bounty payments of £20,000 to trainee maths teachers are to be extended in an attempt to widen the pool of high quality applicants seeking a career in teaching. … Read the rest
View ArticleLove English, hate maths? Numbers should be cool not scary
It’s time for a cultural shift in how we view maths in school and beyond, writes English teacher Alex Quigley. … Read the rest
View ArticleMaths skills add up to higher earnings, study finds
People who were good at maths as young children go on to earn more than other similar children by the time they are 30, a study has found. … Read the rest
View ArticleNew ‘M-level’ exam to be introduced in bid to reverse UK’s ‘poor record’ in...
The Daily Mail is reporting a new maths exam nicknamed the ‘M-level’ is to be introduced to try to reverse what it calls the UK’s poor record in the subject beyond the age of 16… Education Secretary...
View ArticleHow to teach … times tables
The Guardian Teacher Network has published some great resources and ideas to help both teachers and parents assist times table learning… One of the network’s star resource providers, maths teacher Mel...
View ArticleUniversities urged to sponsor free schools specialising in maths
Universities are being urged by the government to sponsor new free schools specialising in mathematics, in a plan supported by the Office for Fair Access (Offa) to encourage talented students from...
View ArticleGirls needed to fill 2.5m engineering jobs
The Mail on Sunday is reporting that gender bias needs to be removed from school subjects and girls need to be positively encouraged to study mathematics and sciences otherwise Britain will face a...
View ArticleMaths and science teachers in England among the world’s unhappiest
The TES is reporting that maths and science teachers in England are amongst the world’s unhappiest, as found in a global satisfaction survey. … Read the rest
View ArticleTop maths teachers call for more funding for Singapore ‘mastery’ method
The Telegraph is reporting that top maths teachers across the UK are calling for more funding from the government so that schools can get to grips with Singapore’s successful ‘maths mastery’ method. …...
View ArticleSchool offers algebra lessons for parents struggling with children’s homework
The Daily Mail is reporting that a school in Essex is offering algebra lessons to parents who are struggling to help their children with their homework.… Read the rest
View ArticleDecline in science attainment among England’s year 9 pupils
The Guardian reports … There has been a sharp decline in attainment in science among 13- and 14-year-olds in England for the first time in more than two decades, according to the results of prestigious...
View ArticleLonger school hours won’t plug Covid learning gaps, says Cambridge academic
The Guardian reports … Keeping pupils in school for longer lessons would not be enough to overcome the gaps in their learning caused by Covid disruption, according to research by a University of...
View ArticleOral exam dropped from language GCSEs and A-levels for 2022
BBC reports … Pupils will not be tested on how they can speak French, Irish, German or Spanish to gain GCSEs, AS or A-levels in the languages in 2022.… Read the rest
View ArticleNI Traineeship scheme to get £180m investment
BBC reports … The Department for the Economy announced the money would create the places over the next seven years, starting in September 2021.… Read the rest
View ArticlePupils with higher GCSE grades can expect lifetime earnings boost – report
Evening Standard reports … Those who perform one GCSE grade better than their peers across nine subjects have been shown to earn on average over £200,000 more in their lives, according to a Department...
View ArticleMaths experts send damning letter to Ofsted over its use of outdated sources
Daily Mirror reports … The Association of Mathematics Education Teachers (AMET) has written to Ofsted asking it to withdraw its latest research review into maths.… Read the rest
View ArticleGrammar schools set to run single transfer test from November 2023
BBC reports … Grammar schools in Northern Ireland are set to run a single common transfer test from November 2023.… Read the rest
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