Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Not bad, but must try harder is probably how UK prime minister Rishi Sunak reads the country’s mathematics ...

The Sheriff of Lichfield, Councillor Andrew Fox, will officially open Mathnasium Lichfield and Tamworth on October 17.

While experiential learning has gained attention in educational reforms, its application in Maths is limited. According to David Kolb, experiential learning involves four stages: concrete experience, ...

Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety: according to an OECD report, around 40% of students ...

When Bridget Phillipson, as shadow education secretary, announced Labour’s ambition to introduce a new “phonics for maths” programme in primary schools, it wasn’t the first time that this phrase had ...

As hard as schools try to make maths less scary, it is frequently approached with fear and anxiety. This often takes the form of jokey dismissals and exclamations of “I just can’t do it”. But when ...

Maths anxiety is the feeling of tension and fear that many people experience when called on to work out a sum. For children, it can lead to behavioural problems in class, as well as physical symptoms ...

There's been sharp improvement in primary school children's maths and vocabulary skills but their understanding of what they read is in a serious dip.