We are all about to enter unchartered territory with the possibility of long term school closures. It’s a daunting prospect for parents as they need to balance having to work from home while trying to ensure their children do not fall too behind in their learning. I am sure schools have worked incredibly hard to…
Once upon a time, the Scottish education system was the envy of the world but its reputation came crashing down when the OECD PISA ratings came out late last year. They showed that in 2018 Scotland’s attainment in maths and science had taken another dive – following on from the falls also seen in 2015…
It’s been revealed that poorer children in the UK are lagging far behind their peers from across the world. The findings from the Education Policy Institute found that at the GCSE level, students from deprived backgrounds in this country fell far behind children from similar backgrounds in other countries – and no more so than…
It’s a fact that must not be ignored – children cannot do the most basic of sums without knowing their times tables. Times tables are essential for grasping multiplication and it’s impossible to do short and long division without knowing them. It’s not ‘old-fashioned’ or ‘learning by rote.’ Knowing your times tables is the fundamental…
Unlocking children’s potential – and ultimately this country’s future success – must begin in primary school. For far too long subsequent governments have been focusing most of their efforts on improving GCSE results. What many politicians have failed to realise is that in order to improve the end exam results you need to have a…