Numeracy

The latest news, analysis, research and advice on the teaching of maths, from curriculum policy to classroom pedagogy

Tuesday

6th May 2025

Maths funding to target girls at disadvantaged schools
Government says £8.2m will help more than 7,000 pupils to study maths at A level and get into AI-related jobs
Girl's silhouette with numbers

Wednesday

2nd Apr 2025

Pupils to be warned about financial risks of gaming
Oak National Academy says new financial education lesson aids will help children to understand online spending, budgeting and borrowing
Gamer using controller for on screen financial imagery

Tuesday

25th Mar 2025

In the AI age, numeracy is more important than ever - not less
IB director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen explains why, with young people having increasing access to powerful computing tools, the ability to understand numbers, data and patterns will matter more than ever
Girl working out sum on whiteboard

Monday

10th Mar 2025

Gender gap in Year 9 maths at its widest
There is an ‘urgent need’ to find out why the gender gap in maths has re-emerged, says DfE report analysing findings from Timss international research
Gender gap in Year 9 maths at its widest

Monday

24th Feb 2025

EEF trials 5-day Shakespeare training for primary teachers
The training is one part of 11 research projects the Education Endowment Foundation has launched to build evidence in writing and secondary maths
Skull and Shakespeare mug full of pencils

Wednesday

5th Feb 2025

The case for a universal SEND screener in early primary
SEND provision is in crisis. A critical step towards a better system would be a universal screening process for all five- and six-year-olds, delivered and managed by teachers, argue these researchers
Children in classroom

Monday

30th Dec 2024

Problem solving in early maths: 3 simple teaching tips
Teaching strategies for problem solving is one of five approaches recommended by the Education Endowment Foundation to support young children’s maths development – and here’s how to do it
Problem-solving in early maths: 3 simple teaching tips

Sunday

29th Dec 2024

What would ‘phonics for maths’ actually look like?
Politicians have suggested we should make early maths more like phonics, but what would that look like in practice? Tes spoke to maths researcher Daniel Ansari to find out
Could the ‘phonics of maths’ work in your classroom?

Friday

13th Dec 2024

Research: No evidence ability grouping harms disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes
Test scores, confidence or enjoyment of subjects do not suffer as a result of setting or streaming, researchers suggest
children on seasaw

Friday

6th Dec 2024

Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?
Three years after the Year 4 times tables assessment became statutory, the results from the test continue to improve. So how are schools achieving this, and is it really making pupils better at maths? Ellen Peirson-Hagger reports
Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?

Wednesday

4th Dec 2024

Timss 2023: Year 5 maths declines for first time but science scores surge
Results from the first cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study since the pandemic reflects England’s schools’ commitment to recovery, says DfE
Rocket launch

Tuesday

12th Nov 2024

No ‘anti-maths mindset’ in English schools, says OECD
But report warns that post-16 study of maths in this country only caters for a ‘small elite group’, meaning many proficient students drop the subject
No ‘anti-maths mindset’ among England’s pupils, OECD finds