New survey findings suggest children may be absorbing anxiety about numbers from parents long before exam pressure kicks in.

Leeds is set to become the UK's first City of Maths, a new two-year initiative aimed at transforming the way people think and ...

The findings come from a survey carried out by the Richmond Project, an organisation established to improve numeracy skills ...

The decline in the number of South African learners taking and passing pure mathematics – as opposed to the more rudimentary ...

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Michelle Tregoning remembers the first time she felt nervous about maths like it was yesterday. In Year 6, she was asked to answer a simple maths question in front of the class: what's 5 x 6? Ms ...

Some form of mathematics is compulsory for all secondary school students in South Africa. By Grade 10, learners must choose between two forms: Mathematics (core “maths”) or Mathematical Literacy ...

When Nathan Forbes took on the role of principal at Budgewoi Public School in 2020, he recognised an opportunity to enhance the school's maths program. The school had room for improvement in maths ...

Children do better at maths when music is a key part of their lessons, an analysis of almost 50 years of research on the topic has revealed. Children do better at maths when music is a key part of ...

Sarah Buckley is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne and was on the academic advisory group for maths education app TownSquared. Sarah has ...