Rishi Sunak has promised a radical shake-up to the way maths is taught in English schools with the introduction of mandatory lessons until the age of 18. One in three English adults stumped by ...

The education ministry says weekly maths time will increase, giving children extra learning time and teachers more scope to help struggling pupils.

One in 12 trainee teachers dropped out of maths in high school, in a troubling trend that is crippling children’s numeracy skills. Thousands of primary school teachers are struggling to teach ...

It's one thing sending off your little one to nursery and dealing with all of the emotions. It's a completely different scenario when they reach the age of taking the next step and heading to primary ...

The Prime Minister says jobs now demand ‘analytical skills’ that can be fostered in maths (Picture: Getty Images) Pupils should be taught maths until the age of 18, Rishi Sunak is expected to announce ...

“Music is the universal language of mankind,” wrote American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. And, research has proven his mantra correct. Studies have shown that melodies, rhythm and songcraft ...

A Swinburne University of Technology study found schools had prevented some students from taking high-level maths subjects in years 11 and 12. The maths curriculum is so crowded and complex, the study ...

A teacher writes a maths problem on a whiteboard in a German school. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Julian Stratenschulte In a bid to improve lacklustre results in reading and writing following the ...