A new maths curriculum for primary pupils which is being rolled out across schools puts an emphasis on playfulness, creativity and solving real-life problems. The Primary Mathematics Curriculum, which ...

It is a bright Wednesday morning at Ravenswood primary school on the outskirts of Ipswich, and a class of year 5 pupils is grappling with the intricacies of multiplication and fractions. The children ...

The Government's plans to overhaul maths in England's primary schools are "seriously flawed", experts have warned. The proposed new primary maths curriculum could harm attempts to raise standards and ...

Sir, – In recent years there has been much comment in the media about the introduction of the new Project Maths curriculum into the secondary system. However there appears to have been very little ...

How should a national curriculum be drawn up? With meaningful advice from a wide sweep of experienced teachers and academics, or by a clique of advisers whose policy preferences accord with those of ...

The new primary maths curriculum will be benchmarked against standards in high-achieving countries around the world, a senior civil servant has said. Primary maths: ministers are due to publish ...

Nobody should expect a "big bang" of change come 1st September - schools will proceed slowly and can exercise agency in deciding where to start.