We continue to insist that our population spend years trying to learn how to calculate by hand - solving equations, multiplying matrices or sketching graphs - instead of focussing on how to ...

Experts say experiment to use Shanghai maths teachers in English schools could soon raise UK from 26th position on the international league table The government’s controversial experiment with ...

Twenty-first century maths lessons in English secondary schools are generally much like those of decades ago, with the teacher standing at the front of the class asking questions and opportunities for ...

When the Chinese city of Shanghai took part in the three-yearly Pisa test of 15-year-olds' academic ability in 2009 and 2012 it topped the table in maths, leaving countries such as Germany the UK and ...

Maths is known as the language of the universe, governing patterns, structures, and change. However, despite having ...

Four years ago, I was given a fantastic opportunity to be a math coach for a primary years program. But when I started, there was no framework to work within, no script to follow. I was starting from ...

Something still seems to be missing in teaching mathematics. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images It’s a problem because mathematics is the bedrock for the development of scientific reasoning.

THE UK’s educational standards remain low. Our pupils have fallen behind those in Germany and have been overtaken by peers in Poland. The last round of OECD tests for 15 year olds showed that the UK’s ...

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss is to lead a fact-finding mission to Shanghai to see how children there have become the best in the world at maths. Ms Truss and a delegation of experts will visit ...