A lot has changed in maths lessons over the last generation, thank goodness. These days it's almost unthinkable to have a lesson like ones I remember, where the teacher would come into the room, ask ...

Secondary school pupils are so scared of looking stupid in maths lessons they will not tell their teachers if they do not understand, suggests research. A survey of 1,000 10- to 16-year-olds found two ...

Twenty-first century maths lessons in English secondary schools are generally much like those of decades ago, with the teacher standing at the front of the class asking questions and opportunities for ...

It's a shocking idea. By zapping brains in maths lessons, scientists claim to have boosted students’ abilities by a third. Participants became quicker at calculating and learned up to five times ...

Shanghai in China is the top education system in the international Pisa tests Education Minister Elizabeth Truss is to lead a fact-finding mission to Shanghai to see how children there have become the ...

Education Minister Elizabeth Truss is to lead a fact-finding mission to Shanghai to see how children there have become the best in the world at maths. Ms Truss and a delegation of experts will visit ...