Tens of thousands of teachers will be forced back to the classroom to study grammar and maths because they lack the knowledge to deliver tough new primary school lessons. Ministers yesterday unveiled ...

I’ve always struggled with maths – I’m sure I’m not the only one. At school, I knew it wasn’t for me. The numbers and symbols went straight over my head, so I sat at the back of the class and messed ...

THE only way for any form of improvement in the maths abilities of pupils and students in Wales is for all Local Education Authorities – with WAG encouragement and support both mentally and ...

Nick Gibb, the former Schools Minister, says that children may be falling behind their Chinese counterparts in maths because of a failure to learn times tables by heart Nick Gibb, the former Schools ...

Figures show that while literacy rates are improving, the number of adults who have numeracy skills no better than those expected of an 11-year-old has shot up from 15 million to 17 million – 49 per ...

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