Blog Posts tagged Maths

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Retaking your Maths GCSE

by Anita Naik

More than 167,000 students in England received grade 3 or lower on their maths paper, about 21,000 more than in 2022, meaning thousands will be resitting their maths GCSE exams this year or next.

In England, students need maths and English GCSEs at grade 4 or above to qualify for further study - ye...

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How to help your child succeed in maths

by Anita Naik

Rishi Sunak recently announced several measures to improve maths education in England. Under his new Maths to 18 plan, maths education will be compulsory for all students until 18.

Currently, students are only required to study maths until age 16 (longer if they fail their GCSEs).

While the plan w...

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The 2016 top 5 subjects students get most tutored for

by Anna Michaelidou

Every parent wants their child to succeed academically and a private tutor is often the best way to secure this success. Children and teens are tutored throughout the year in an array of different subjects and for many different reasons. It may be that they need some extra help understanding homewor...

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Dyscalculia: How can I help my child cope with maths

by Anita Naik

Does your child struggle with maths, have difficulties with basic mathematical concepts and gets confused with sequencing and mental calculations? If so, then they could have Dyscalculia. Here's how to help them cope with maths.

National Numeracy and the British Dyslexia Association say an estimate...

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How to tell if your child is struggling with maths

by Anita Naik

According to a new survey commissioned by National Numeracy*, though the majority of us feel we are good at maths, we are typically overestimating our skills. Though nearly half (45%) of those surveyed rated their numeracy as good, they scored less than three out of five on the numeracy test, coming...

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