Maths Teaching – Some Parents’ Views
What do parents and teachers think of maths teaching in the UK – Maths-Whizz went to find out.
Read the whole postSummer Dazed? Use Maths-Whizz!
The long summer holidays will soon be upon us. But those endless warm afternoons of childhood may conceal a hidden menace – stupidity (aka ‘summer learning loss’).
Read the whole postLessons from the Iceland Volcano – Part 2432
As Iceland’s famously unpronounceable and temperamental volcano continues to rumble on, the travel ban imposed across northern Europe is showing signs of being lifted.
Read the whole postBBC’s Question Time hosts Carol Vorderman tonight
The BBC’s Question time is to host The Maths Factor’s very own Carol Vorderman tonight, to weigh in on contemporary matters of state. She is joined by Lord Adonis, Boris Johnson, Shirley Williams, Carol Vorderman and the eternally miserable Will Self. Vorderman’s presence on the programme has nothing at all to do with the World [...]
Read the whole postCarol Vorderman’s Online Maths School, The Maths Factor, goes live
Former Countdown number-cruncher Carol Vorderman is launching a new online maths school called The Maths Factor, and the website opens to paying customers tomorrow. We can’t say exactly how The Maths Factor is going to work, but first impressions indicate that Vorderman, lately darling of the Conservative party’s education task force, will be presenting maths [...]
Read the whole postBecta gets with the programme – live reports benefit parents and teachers
Live student reports for parents and teachers have been key to the success of Maths-Whizz Tutoring. Since we launched Maths-Whizz Tutoring four years ago, we’ve been providing ‘live updates’ to parents and teachers on the progress of their students’ Maths-Ability. It’s something of a no-brainer: when Parents and Teachers are able to access the same [...]
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