TRAINEE teachers could be tested to see how proficient they are in maths as part of a new drive to improve the way the subject is taught in Scottish schools. The suggestion is included in the final ...

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A ministerial advisory group wants annual “checkpoint” literacy and numeracy tests for all children. It has also recommended grammar and handwriting lessons, including cursive handwriting, in primary ...

Thousands of pupils' scores in a numeracy test will be revised because of a problem with the way the data was calculated. The Welsh Government said "a minor issue" had emerged with the way the results ...

As 1.3 million students prepare to sit the tests this week, Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) president Cresta Richardson predicted that many parents would pull their children out of the tests. “This ...

A student teacher pleaded for help after failing the maths part of her mandatory testing and she's not the only one left stumped, with many other educators feeling her pain. Celeste Healey, 26, is ...