What's seven times nine? Quick, you've got six seconds to answer. This June, over 600,000 children in England in year four, aged eight and nine, will be expected to answer questions like this. They ...

While test scores have revealed that students across the country are still struggling to catch up in multiple subjects post-pandemic, math declines have been particularly striking.

Critics say timed drills aren’t useful and instead provoke math anxiety in many children. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics urges teachers to “avoid” timed tests. But advocates insist ...