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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 ...

Claire Brown received funding from the Higher Education, Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) to implement and research the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program in ...

Maths and English tests for aspiring teachers have been scrapped in a bid to tackle shortages. The Department for Education (DfE) will replace the numeracy and literacy skills entry tests that ...

Catherine Attard received a grant from Financial Literacy Australia in 2014 to investigate the use of financial literacy education to improve student engagement with mathematics in primary schools ...

Next year it will launch an online Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Mathematics for Out-Of-Field Teachers which is aimed to increase the skills and the confidence of teachers who lack formal maths ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Australia has been too slow to rule out “faddish but unproven” maths teaching methods in schools despite persistent underperformance and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Australian students’ maths abilities have been compromised over decades as a result of “faddish, unproven” teaching methods that have ...

But universities are boosting teachers’ skills through new short courses – and are calling for support to rapidly expand them to tackle the nationwide issue. News Corp has this week launched the third ...