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Primary school maths lessons are being toughened up, with children as young as five expected to learn about fractions. The initiative is part of government plans to make the curriculum more demanding ...

My son is in fourth class in our local primary school and is struggling with maths. I help him with his homework, but try not to end up doing the work for him. Are you aware of any maths resources ...

More than half of primary school teachers say their students are getting better at maths, an Education Review Office report shows. But it said students were not being taught enough complex things like ...

Over the next five years, as many as 1,000 college students will be asked to grapple with the original writings of mathematicians like Euclid and Archimedes in a project that many experts say has good ...

Tens of thousands of teachers will be forced back to the classroom to study grammar and maths because they lack the knowledge to deliver tough new primary school lessons. Ministers yesterday unveiled ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The traditional role of the primary school teacher as a jack-of-all trades should be scrapped because too many teachers have deficient ...

Honours leaving certificate maths will become a minimum requirement for entry into teacher training, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn said today. In a comment which caused widespread disapproval ...