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Impact of School Closures and Subsequent Support Strategies on Attainment and Socio-Emotional Wellbeing in Key Stage 1

School closures during the first national Covid-19 lockdown meant disadvantaged children performed worse in reading and maths, particularly towards the end of the assessments, than their classmates.

30 Mar

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Motivating for Maths Mastery

Using elements of play, independent and self-directed learning, all within a game-based framework, Bebington High has found a way to inspire students who are behind in maths. Christine Edge-Sayer shows how her school has successfully engaged and supported their most reluctant students.

8 Jul

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If Your Students Find Maths Difficult, Read This!

Alexandra Riley reports on some new research, highlighting five key ways for school leaders to make maths work for both children and teachers.

13 May

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Mathematicians in the Making

Lorraine Mackie outlines her findings from the Achieving Early transition project, showing that teachers in early years' settings have a lot of opportunities to open young minds to mathematical thinking. Using play, discovery and mathematical language, small efforts can lead to big rewards.

12 Sep

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Decoding Maths Subject Content for KS3

In our ongoing series discussing the new national curriculum, our maths expert, Barbara Miller highlights some of the changes to the Key Stage 3 maths curriculum for the strands of Number, Algebra and Ratio, Proportion and Rates of change.

17 Jul

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How Do Shortages Of Maths Teachers Affect The Within-School Allocation Of Maths Teachers To Pupils?

Secondary school pupils in the most disadvantaged schools are being hit hardest by England’s maths teacher shortages, according to this report from the Nuffield Foundation.

2 Jul

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Maths Misery – Post 16

Why is it going wrong for some young people? Lainy Russell believes that maths taken out of context just seems pointless and abstract. Telling them why its relevant in their lives can lead to a big leap in understanding and motivation.

17 Apr

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Catching up on maths in early years

Children in England are still starting their primary education with considerable differences in their maths skills and those differences continue right through their education. Liz Bayram explores how achieving a strong maths foundation in a child’s early years can make all the difference.

16 Apr

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Numeracy for Children with Special Educational Needs

We know little of the brilliant work going on around the world to support the learning of children with special needs. Here Professor Hakan Sari, along with Hatice Gokdag and Tugba Pursun from Turkey, expain their work on improving these children’s numeracy skills.

16 Oct

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Can peer tutoring raise achievement in maths?

Results constantly pour in that show private tuition aids learning and improves a child’s ‘readiness’ for secondary school. To some degree tuition works, though it may often be inaccessible. Rosalyn Mark asks the question: what if we could get pupils to tutor one another?

20 Jun

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Most recent

Impact of School Closures and Subsequent Support Strategies on Attainment and Socio-Emotional Wellbeing in Key Stage 1

Motivating for Maths Mastery

If Your Students Find Maths Difficult, Read This!

Mathematicians in the Making

Decoding Maths Subject Content for KS3

How Do Shortages Of Maths Teachers Affect The Within-School Allocation Of Maths Teachers To Pupils?

Maths Misery – Post 16

Catching up on maths in early years

Numeracy for Children with Special Educational Needs

Can peer tutoring raise achievement in maths?

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