Numeracy

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

Wednesday

22nd May 2024

National maths specialist appointed in Scotland
Former secondary school leader Andy Brown will be ‘leading the work to update the maths and numeracy curriculum’
Andy Brown

Thursday

16th May 2024

Why maths curricula must evolve for the ‘computational age’
Technologist Conrad Wolfram posits an overhaul of how we teach maths, arguing for a syllabus that integrates computation and AI
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Monday

15th Apr 2024

Only 1% of primary teachers say pupils have financial skills
Financial education should be a statutory part of the primary curriculum, says Social Market Foundation report
In a poll, one per cent of primary school teachers said they believed their pupils had adequate financial literacy.

Thursday

28th Mar 2024

SQA: Taking two maths courses dents confidence and adds workload
But teachers say they have to work within the realities of a system where they cannot afford to risk students having nothing to show for two years of studying for a National 5
SQA: Taking two maths courses dents confidence and adds workload

Thursday

14th Mar 2024

How to teach place value, from EYFS to KS2 Sats
Success in Sats starts in the early years, says primary maths specialist Ravi Mohindru, who shares a path for progression in teaching the key topic of place value
Number 5

Wednesday

7th Feb 2024

Call to scrap literacy and numeracy SNSAs at all stages
SNSAs lead to schools being judged ‘inappropriately’ and are ‘inconsistent’ with a play-based approach in early primary, says Willie Rennie
Call to scrap literacy and numeracy SNSAs at all stages

Friday

2nd Feb 2024

Pisa: Most Scottish teenagers anxious about maths
Exam pressure and too much teaching to the test could be responsible for rising maths anxiety, says expert assessing figures obtained by Tes Scotland
Pisa: Most Scottish teenagers anxious about maths

Thursday

14th Dec 2023

Gilruth: Querying literacy and numeracy data ‘insults’ teachers
Teachers ‘should be trusted’ on literacy and numeracy attainment – just as they are trusted to set and mark exams, says education secretary
Gilruth: Querying literacy and numeracy data ‘insults’ teachers

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
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