Numeracy

From data analysis on Christmas hits to Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, Rebecca Atherfold shares her festive maths ideas

The majority of primary schools give their morning over to English and maths. But is this the right thing to do? Dan Worth looks at the research – and the arguments

How the teaching approach inspired by high-performing East Asian education systems can be applied to maths in the UK

When pupils entering secondary education are unable to read, how can you expect them to study Shakespeare? One school grappling with this problem is trying out an innovative solution: hiring a primary teacher to give young people a grounding in the basics of literacy and numeracy. Emma Seith investigates how the approach is working in practice, and how it could help to close Scotland’s stubborn attainment gap