November 2008
Tuesday 26 November 2008
TES 'Unimpressive' results for the £2.3bn a year spent on primary maths
The money sustains the big improvement made a decade ago, but reaching the 2011 attainment target will be a ‘considerable challenge’, warns watchdog Primary children’s maths scores have shown little improvement despite the Pounds 2.3 billion spent each year on the subject, a National Audit Office report shows.
This year, 78 per cent of 11-year-olds reached the expected level 4 in maths - a rise of just six percentage points since 2000 - while spending on primary education has risen by 30 per cent over the same period.
The Houses of Parliament’s audit watchdog warned that many children - of all abilities - were not reaching their potential.
Read 'Unimpressive' results for the £2.3bn a year spent on primary maths in full on the TES website
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Times Online Maths for parents may add up to improved results
Family maths classes and arithmetic-themed coffee mornings for parents could help to improve standards in the subject in primary schools, the government spending watchdog says today.
The National Audit Office report into maths performance in primary schools found that nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of 11-year-olds in 2007 did not reach the standard expected of their age. This was despite primary schools in England spending £2.3 billion on teaching maths in 2006-07, with each school devoting about an hour a day to the subject.
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