Numeracy

The latest news, analysis, research and advice on the teaching of maths, from curriculum policy to classroom pedagogy

Wednesday

5th Feb 2025

The case for a universal SEND screener in early primary
SEND provision is in crisis. A critical step towards a better system would be a universal screening process for all five- and six-year-olds, delivered and managed by teachers, argue these researchers
Children in classroom

Monday

30th Dec 2024

Problem solving in early maths: 3 simple teaching tips
Teaching strategies for problem solving is one of five approaches recommended by the Education Endowment Foundation to support young children’s maths development – and here’s how to do it
Problem-solving in early maths: 3 simple teaching tips

Sunday

29th Dec 2024

What would ‘phonics for maths’ actually look like?
Politicians have suggested we should make early maths more like phonics, but what would that look like in practice? Tes spoke to maths researcher Daniel Ansari to find out
Could the ‘phonics of maths’ work in your classroom?

Friday

13th Dec 2024

Research: No evidence ability grouping harms disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes
Test scores, confidence or enjoyment of subjects do not suffer as a result of setting or streaming, researchers suggest
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Friday

6th Dec 2024

Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?
Three years after the Year 4 times tables assessment became statutory, the results from the test continue to improve. So how are schools achieving this, and is it really making pupils better at maths? Ellen Peirson-Hagger reports
Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?

Wednesday

4th Dec 2024

Timss 2023: Year 5 maths declines for first time but science scores surge
Results from the first cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study since the pandemic reflects England’s schools’ commitment to recovery, says DfE
Rocket launch

Tuesday

12th Nov 2024

No ‘anti-maths mindset’ in English schools, says OECD
But report warns that post-16 study of maths in this country only caters for a ‘small elite group’, meaning many proficient students drop the subject
No ‘anti-maths mindset’ among England’s pupils, OECD finds

Monday

4th Nov 2024

Maths anxiety hinders many pupils, say teachers
Maths anxiety is ‘extremely common and incredibly persistent’ and it can extend across generations, expert warns
Maths anxiety and unidentified dyscalculia hinder many pupils, teachers say

Monday

21st Oct 2024

Maths anxiety ‘significantly’ more common for disadvantaged pupils
Disadvantaged Year 6 pupils nearly four times more likely to say new maths concepts make them nervous, research finds
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Monday

7th Oct 2024

Reading: concern over rise in Year 5 ‘low attainers’
Major study into impact of lockdowns also finds the disadvantage gap has not narrowed among Year 5 pupils in reading or maths
Low attainment

Monday

16th Sep 2024

Higher applications of maths - a way to tackle the attainment gap?
Data shows a new maths qualification has been bucking attainment trends and may offer a way of engaging harder to reach students
Maths equations gap

Tuesday

3rd Sep 2024

Maths curriculum ‘leaves too many behind’
Many students who achieve a ‘reasonable’ GCSE grade still struggle with basic maths, experts warn and make seven recommendations
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