My Year 5 daughter is very good at maths, but she’s finding it boring this year and says it’s too easy, a Hong Kong parent writes. I understand that there are children with different abilities in her ...

Primary school pupils will be tested on algebra and geometry under radical Conservative plans to restore rigour to the exam system and halt dumbing down. SATs for 11-year-olds need 'serious reform' to ...

Some love numbers, while others find maths more challenging, but at the end of Year 6 they should all understand topics like geometry, percentages, ratios and algebra. It's important that children ...

SINGAPORE — A greater focus on relating mathematics skills to real-life scenarios and more guidance for teachers on how to tap technologies to engage the “digital natives” of today are among the ...

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 ...

Do you know how to calculate a percentage, or the meaning of product, multiple and factor, or how to convert celsius into fahrenheit? Those are the sort of basic maths operations that an 11-year-old ...

Reforming the use of primary school ‘ability’ grouping for maths at age seven could help improve UK schools’ maths achievement and encourage more girls to pursue the subject, according to new LSE ...