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 ...

A new report released by the Grattan Institute has analysed Australian students' declining maths results. The report blames "faddish and inconsistent" teaching practices and found teacher confidence ...

Seven standout schools have been commended for exemplary maths teaching, with a new research ­report urging principals not to “wait for others to act” on numeracy skills. The new guide for principals ...

The latest NAPLAN test results showed that one in three Australian students fell short of the proficiency benchmark in maths. In the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment survey, 40 per ...

Mitcham Primary School maths co-ordinator Laura Scriven is on a mission to inspire students and create valuable life skills. For maths co-ordinator and Year 6 teacher Laura Scriven understands a ...

Last December, several members of a national organization for math education leaders came together to issue a warning. A growing movement in the field, they claimed, was calling on schools to adopt an ...

Under-achievement of students in mathematics is a fundamental problem in the UK. In England, 20% of each cohort, by age 15, attain levels of numeracy judged internationally not to be suitable for life ...

Math as both profession and course of study can be a hard sell, something even Don Draper might have trouble pitching. The field unites numbers, theories, and ideas that, yes, can be physically ...

We’re committed to helping young people who are behind to accelerate and to ensuring they have the foundations to set them up for the next steps in their learning journey,” Ms Stanford said.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Australia has been too slow to rule out “faddish but unproven” maths teaching methods in schools despite persistent underperformance and ...

Templestowe Heights Primary School principal Rhys Coulson’s motivation to overhaul the way his school taught maths came from his son. “I wanted to avoid my own children struggling when they started ...

The education ministry says weekly maths time will increase, giving children extra learning time and teachers more scope to help struggling pupils.