Maths Champion News Today

The number of talented maths pupils who ‘go missing’ once they start secondary school is almost double the number of vacancies for STEM related jobs in England, research has found.

Kim Warren has converted a van into a classroom so she can educate children all over North Devon.

The early years ‘maths champions’ programme run by the National Day Nurseries Association is being expanded nationally with funding from the Education Endowment Foundation.

Training early years practitioners in maths skills could reduce the attainment gap among disadvantaged young children and their peers, evaluation of a teaching programme suggests.

Children who took part in an early numeracy programme focussing on professional development were three months ahead of their peers in both maths and language, according to new research.

A classroom intervention that costs just $9 for each child can deliver a three-month boost to childrens math skills.