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Teenagers 'failing to study maths to a good standard'
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
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
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...
Maths whizz-kid is just the tonic
An English Schools Foundation whizzkid who topped the world in additional maths and co-ordinated sciences is staying in Hong Kong to study medicine. more...
GCSE Maths Resource Stuckforschools.com Launches with a Free 30 Day Trial for Schools and Colleges
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...
Studying maths should be compulsory for ALL pupils until the age of 18, says Government's university adviser
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...
Maths, physics fail to get the numbers at school
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...
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