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Figuring how to make maths and science cool
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:18:01 -0800
AUSTRALIA'S Chief Scientist Ian Chubb knows many students don't see maths and science as the coolest subjects in the world. more...

Teenagers 'failing to study maths to a good standard'
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:25:06 -0800
British schoolchildren are less likely to study maths to a high standard than in most other developed countries because of key failings in the way the subject is delivered, a leading academic warned last night. more...

Children failing maths unlikely to catch up
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:26:35 -0800
CHILDREN failing maths at primary school are unlikely to ever catch up throughout their secondary school education, new GCSE results have shown for the first time. more...

How to learn to love maths
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:17:06 -0800
New advice suggests children should study maths until they leave school. Don't be scared though, numbers are wonderful, fascinating things Britain is about to fall in love with maths. Well, that's the dream. Yesterday one of the government's top advisers on further education said that maths should be compulsory for all students until 18 or 19 – no matter what else they are studying. Professor ... more...

GCSE Maths Resource Stuckforschools.com Launches with a Free 30 Day Trial for Schools and Colleges
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:02:51 -0800
Stuck for Schools is launched as a unique maths teaching resource that offers a complete package of high quality teaching and online question practice with student performance tracking.UK (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 Stuck for Schools (http://www.stuckforschools.com) is a new and unique GCSE Maths online resource that combines flexible and engaging teaching, assessment and performance tracking for ... more...

Homework Causes Arguments in a Third of Families
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0800
LONDON, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Almost a third of parents have admitted helping their children with homework has led to arguments in the family, according to tuition provider Explore Learning.Maths ... more...

Maths, physics fail to get the numbers at school
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:16:31 -0800
VICTORIAN VCE students have drifted away from physics and the more difficult maths subjects in the past decade, feeding into growing anxiety about student disengagement and a shortage of specialist teachers. more...

Tough times add up to more maths students
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:32:52 -0800
MORE students in Oldham are studying maths A-level as the economic downturn forces sixth-formers to focus on courses more likely to lead to a decent job. more...

Studying maths should be compulsory for ALL pupils until the age of 18, says Government's university adviser
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:26:08 -0800
Professor Steve Sparks argues that all students who continue with further education after 16 should also have to take a new maths qualification alongside their other subjects. more...

From car guard to maths teacher
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:39:25 -0800
A Congolese car guard, who is also a qualified maths teacher, has been given an assistant teacher's post at the Sunward Park High School in Paarl, in the Western Cape, according to a report on Thursday. more...

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