Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Not bad, but must try harder is probably how UK prime minister Rishi Sunak reads the country’s mathematics ...

The conclusion of the Government’s Year 7 and 8 maths acceleration trial has shown students made double the progress of their peers in 12 weeks and largely retained their learning months later, ...

Is it OK for children to count on their fingers? Generations of pupils have been discouraged by their teachers from using their hands when learning maths. But a new research article shows using ...

From playful board games to mastery-based learning apps, new research shows that math skills grow fastest when learning is ...

Maths anxiety is the feeling of tension and fear that many people experience when called on to work out a sum. For children, it can lead to behavioural problems in class, as well as physical symptoms ...

The findings mark a significant milestone in New Zealand’s broader push to reverse declining educational outcomes and ensure all students master foundational skills before entering secondary school.

Mathematics -- it's the subject some kids love to hate. Yet despite its lack of popularity, mathematics is critical for a STEM-capable workforce and vital for current and future productivity. New ...

Julie has been helping her daughter find new ways to learn maths Families in south-east England are calling for more support for children with a learning difficulty that affects numeracy. About 6% of ...

Devon school says a blended approach of classroom support and Machine Learning insight has improved performance at the Key Stage 3 level. It’s well known that maths is a subject with which many ...

Kenya’s education ministry announced in March 2025 that mathematics would be an optional subject in senior secondary school, which begins in grade 10. Most students in this grade are aged 15 years.