Parents struggle with their children’s homework – Becta
More than 80 per cent of parents struggle with their children’s homework, and more than half actually make homework worse for their children, according to research by our favourite Educational Tech organisation – Becta. Tim Muffett of BBC Breakfast interviewed students and teachers at north London’s Anson Primary School, which has a novel solution to [...]
Read the whole postMaths GCSE A* for 8 and 9-year-old Whizzes
British students Raam and Meera Songara have joined a select band of precocious maths students ahead of their time, with A* grades in GCSE maths at the tender ages of 8 and 9.
Read the whole postAre teachers scared of numbers?
BBC News online reported yesterday that primary school teachers are: often scared of basic numeracy and should be required to study English and maths at A-level …according to a report by the moderate conservative Politeia think-tank. The report, titled ‘Teachers Matter’ focuses on entry standards for teachers. An author, David Burghes, of the University of [...]
Read the whole postPrimary Maths Still Below Par
A UK Parliamentary report paints a damning picture of the state of primary school leavers’ maths, as reported in The Guardian yesterday. The report’s chair, Edward Leigh, said: It is disgraceful that over one fifth of all primary school children reach the end of their primary education without a secure grasp of basic mathematical skills. [...]
Read the whole postFamily Maths
The National Audit Office (NAO) yesterday released a damning report on the state of primary school leavers’ maths ability (which we will cover in more detail tomorrow). An interesting note in the report suggests that family maths classes will help students. The report, which examined maths teaching in 28 schools, suggested that one way to help [...]
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