2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1803+ words) One of our concerns is that we hope schools don't change things overnight as a result of this," says Jeremy Hodgen, professor of mathematics education at University College London (UCL) and at the Observatory for Mathematical Education at the University…...

2+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (483+ words) Maths GCSE should be split by ability into two separate qualifications, a leading mathematician has told peers. Hannah Fry, professor of the public understanding of mathematics at the University of Cambridge, told a House of Lords committee that the current…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (763+ words) The Schools White Paper sets a bold and commendable goal - for 30, 000 more disadvantaged children to pass GCSE maths every year, en route to halving the disadvantage gap. And as sure as 1+1 = 2, whenever such ambitions are raised, the same solution is…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (484+ words) Disadvantaged white children are the group that falls furthest behind after primary school, according to a study. The research shows that high'achieving pupils from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds are much less likely to achieve strong GCSE and A'level results than their…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (767+ words) In many secondary schools today, data has become the defining feature of academic life: produced, analysed, colour-coded, inspected, compared, shared and, too often, weaponised. Numbers have taken on an authority that feels absolute, as anyone who has had to sit…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (622+ words) Spatial abilities include the ability to understand the spatial properties of objects, such as their size and location, and the ability to visualise and manipulate objects and problems in the mind. We use spatial abilities every day: to pack a…...