Maths is a language and if you take numbers out of our lives, everything stops. You cannot design anything, you cannot build anything, you cannot make anything, you cannot have an economic structure, ...

All children will be expected to know their full times tables by the time they finish primary school, under new plans unveiled by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. New tests will examine ...

Despite it being a big part of our school life many people struggle with maths in their adult life. Whether you constantly need a calculator or use all your fingers and toes to work out a sum, it is ...

Unions are calling for tests on times tables and grammar to be scaled back at primary schools. Ministers are facing pressure to make the compulsory basic maths checks in year four optional as they can ...

Knowing your times tables is really helpful with mental maths and problem solving. The 8 times table is double the 4 times table. The 4 times table is double the 2 times table. That’s a lot of ...