DfE Shanghai maths programme has 'no impact' on KS2 results

Changes made in schools after maths mastery exchange programme did not lead to better KS2 results, DfE research shows
Book review: Woo’s Wonderful World of Maths

Eddie Woo's book on maths may not be conventional – but his enthusiasm for the subject is infectious and it makes for a brilliant read
ESFA delays changes to English and maths funding rules

Proposals are now to be reconsidered, following feedback from ‘a small but significant number of providers’
Why vocabulary matters in maths

The terminology that teachers use matters as much in maths as it does in literacy, argues maths lead Kevin O'Brien
Edtech success: Bruno Reddy of Times Tables Rock Stars

'I’m tired of this whole research bandwagon,' says teacher who created maths platform used by more than 12,000 schools
Alternative maths GCSE resit curriculum to be tested

Nuffield Foundation funds research into feasibility of a new curriculum for mathematics resit students
GCSE resits: English and maths pass rate drops

The number of students getting the grade 4 they need in their GCSE English and maths fell in November 2018
Why ‘Spatial ability’ could be the key to Stem success

What is ‘spatial ability’ and why is it important? Psychologist Emily Farran explains in this week’s Tes Podagogy
Nicola Sturgeon apologises to ‘misrepresented’ academics

First minister says it was not intention to indicate that two leading academics supported controversial tests
Phonics resources to tackle childhood obesity

New resources will help primary teachers to incorporate healthy-eating messages into English and maths lessons
Tes FE Podcast: Maths recruitment, retention and resits

Catherine Sezen from the Association of Colleges talks to Sarah Simons about post-16 maths
'Being bad at maths shouldn't be a badge of honour'

Do we have a generation that is weak in mathematics, or is society's attitude to the subject to blame, asks Roshan Doug
'Students are right to be angry: the system failed them'

When learners are abusive to their teachers, they often have good reason to feel frustrated, writes Roshan Doug
Can you solve these Christmas maths puzzles for 10-year-olds?

Scotland’s education secretary tries to inspire interest in maths by setting brainteasers for the Christmas holidays
Maths scores up in GCSE national reference test

Ofqual says the results in maths in the 2018 national reference test demonstrated an improvement in standards
A day in the teaching life of…Suzy Manuela Prajea
This teacher left the politics of Romanian education to teach in North Carolina in the US – and she's happier than ever
'A glimpse into the post-calculator world' – Could an adult pass KS2 Sats?

Our reporter Helen Ward takes a test (and hopes her editor doesn't read this article)
'Functional skills: a credible alternative to GCSE'

Labour is right to present functional skills as an alternative to English and maths GCSE resits, writes Roshan Doug
GCSE exam tiers: everything you need to know

Foundation or higher? If you’re unsure as to which tier a student should be entered, exam board AQA has some pointers
Is Vanilla Ice the unlikeliest of education gurus?

This award-winning teacher took a risk with an imaginative project that showed maths could be fun
'Don't scrap GCSE resits policy just yet'

Andy Ratcliffe says he'd rather Labour committed to funding FE colleges properly than scrap GCSE resits
Why every school should have an escape room

A Scottish school has opened a 'space prison' escape room, designed by pupils, in a bid to make maths more interesting
Attainment gap for summer-born pupils 'persists at age 11'

Study also finds a gender divide in how boys and girls perform in different maths topics
Labour vows to scrap GCSE resits policy

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner pledges to ditch controversial GCSE English and maths condition of funding
Times tables check: why rote learning won’t get pupils top results

Times tables should not be learned through endless drills, argues this mathematician
Ministers, get back to Brexit and leave teachers alone

It’s a colossal waste of money and many schools do them already, so what's the point of the new times-tables test?
New inquiry into controversial national tests

MSPs to explore evidence behind assessments that have prompted fears about impact on four-year-olds
Employer demand for English and maths skills falls

A major survey of adults in work has found the need for computer-related skills is rising, but English and maths is falling
DfE's new multiplication check a 'huge waste of money'…

…and it won't tell primary teachers anything they don't already know, writes Sarah Hannafin
Times tables check: what do I need to know?

New information about the upcoming key stage 2 times tables check was published in November. So what do we know so far?