Numeracy

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

Tuesday

12th Dec 2023

Primary literacy and numeracy achievement ‘highest on record’
The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth
Primary literacy and numeracy achievement ‘highest on record’

Tuesday

5th Dec 2023

What do the 2022 Pisa rankings really tell us about the UK?
The latest Pisa rankings need to be read carefully to determine the true performance of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, says Christian Bokhove
Pisa: what do the 2022 rankings really tell us about the UK?
UK’s Pisa scores fall in maths, science and reading
The decline in performance should ‘concern us a lot’, says international education figure – but others urge caution when interpreting the results
Teenage girl walking down stairs

Thursday

23rd Nov 2023

5 steps to teaching times tables
As the results of the multiplication tables check are announced, Helen Drury shares advice on how to teach times tables facts
Times table
Times table check: scores rise in second year
The results from the second year of the multiplication tables check have been released, showing a slightly wider gap for pupils with EHCPs
Times table check: scores rise for second year

Wednesday

22nd Nov 2023

Jeremy Miles: ‘We will use every lever to support schools’
Challenging behaviour, worsening attendance and lower levels of literacy and numeracy must not be allowed to become ‘the new normal’, says Wales’ education minister
Jeremy Miles welsh classroom

Thursday

16th Nov 2023

MPs launch inquiry into financial education
The Commons Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into how financial education can be strengthened in primary and secondary schools
MPs launch inquiry into financial education

Friday

20th Oct 2023

3 in 4 Reception teachers find baseline test ‘unhelpful’
Only a tiny minority of teachers think the Reception Baseline Assessment provides accurate information, a poll finds
Nursery class

Wednesday

18th Oct 2023

Why primary maths needs to be more ‘phonics’
There is a lot that maths specialists can learn from primary English teaching, says Helen Drury – including lessons about what not to do
Maths phonics

Friday

13th Oct 2023

Tes News podcast: Labour Party conference special
Join the Tes News team as they discuss the major education policies announced by Labour this week, including boosting primary school nurseries and plans to teach ‘real world’ maths
Tes News podcast: Labour Party conference special
4 in 10 teachers report frequent negativity about maths
Secondary students are more likely to be negative about maths than primary pupils, research shows
Maths negativity
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Thursday

12th Oct 2023

Weekly round-up: Labour’s big plans and school closures
This week’s must-read education news includes Labour’s plans for schools and one head’s first-hand account of a school closing because of the falling birth rate
Round up Labour