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Maths Week 2022 is almost here, and Louth schools are ready to go for what’s sure to be a great week of events and activities. Now in its 17th year, the all-island festival of maths and numeracy kicks off on Saturday 15th October and runs until ...

11 Oct 2022 at 13:33

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Tipperary schools gearing up for Maths Week 2022

Maths Week 2022 is almost here and Tipperary schools are ready to go for what’s sure to be a great week of events and activities. Now in its 17th year, the all-island festival of maths and numeracy kicks off on Saturday 15th October and runs ...

10 Oct 2022 at 21:33

Children without English as a first language outperform peers in times tables

Children who do not speak English as a first language outperformed their peers in maths skills, the first set of national data on children’s times tables has shown. The newly-published multiplication table checks of more than 625,000 year ...

24 Nov 2022 at 11:54

PM’s ‘maths to 18’ plan must tackle ‘chronic’ teacher shortages, say experts

Rishi Sunak must tackle “chronic” shortages of maths teachers if his plans for all pupils in England to study some form of the subject until the age of 18 are to work, education experts have warned. The Prime Minister will lay out his ...

04 Jan 2023 at 11:57

Sunak admits failings on teacher numbers as he recommits to ‘maths to 18’ plan

Rishi Sunak has admitted there are not enough teachers to fulfil existing requirements as he failed to say when he will deliver his vision to get everyone studying maths until adulthood. In the second speech to announce his “maths to ...

17 Apr 2023 at 18:05

Drop in primary pupils meeting ‘expected standard’ in Sats reading exam

The proportion of primary school pupils who met the expected standard in reading in this year’s Sats exams has fallen, official statistics show. The Key Stage 2 Sats results, which assess pupils’ attainment in literacy and maths by ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:46

Parents’ help with schoolwork does little for children’s progress – study

The amount of time parents spend helping their children with homework contributes much less to their progress in school than the family’s social class, a study has suggested. The effects of parents’ class, wealth and education on ...

12 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Government should review uninspiring and ‘mechanistic’ GCSE English – exam board

The Government should review GCSE English as teachers say it is uninspiring and “too mechanistic”, the leader of a major exam board has said. Colin Hughes, chief executive of AQA, said pupils should also be given a chance to ...

22 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Tipperary Town schools were well represented at Junior Cert Maths Pi Quiz

Congratulations to the winning team from Scoil Pól, Kilfinnane, which consisted of Tara Leahy, Grace Weaver, Aidan Hanley and Paul Healy, who came first in the regional round of the Junior Certificate Maths Pi Quiz, which ...

15 Apr 2023 at 18:33

British pupils’ gains in maths and reading declined following pandemic – study

British pupils’ gains in maths and reading declined following the pandemic, a major international study has suggested. Teenagers in the UK are lagging behind their peers from high-performing countries such as Singapore, ...

05 Dec 2023 at 16:42

Board games may boost maths skills in young children – study

Board games like Monopoly and Snakes and Ladders – which are based on numbers – could make young children better at maths, new research suggests. The games are already known to enhance learning and development, ...

07 Jul 2023 at 05:01

Personal Finance

More open conversations with children about money needed, says Bobby Seagull

More partnerships should be established between schools and financial experts to help people feel better equipped for managing their money, TV mathematician Bobby Seagull has suggested. The teacher and ...

21 May 2024 at 00:01

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