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By the summer term of Year 7, students are far less likely to say they enjoy maths than they were in Year 6, writes David Thomas, but schools can take steps to tackle this trend

New research shows how many disadvantaged students have their enjoyment of maths quashed in secondary school, and it’s a problem that everyone should find alarming

Geometry, reasoning and low attainers need greater attention within schools to help drive England’s international performance in maths even higher, says David Thomas

‘Phonics’ for maths and more pleasure in the subject should be the aim of the primary maths curriculum, and this is how we achieve it, argue Peter Foulds and David Thomas

Traditional methods of marking in maths can miss students who are brilliant problem-solvers, says David Thomas, who suggests a new approach

The strongest predictor of a pupil’s attitude towards maths is their friendship group, says David Thomas