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Maths and English tests for aspiring teachers have been scrapped in a bid to tackle shortages. The Department for Education (DfE) will replace the numeracy and literacy skills entry tests that ...

Twenty-first century maths lessons in English secondary schools are generally much like those of decades ago, with the teacher standing at the front of the class asking questions and opportunities for ...

Blend the 100-hour rule with targeted volunteer-led tutoring. By ring-fencing funds for disadvantaged groups to co-commission ...

On other measures Australia is ahead, with compulsory instruction time in primary and lower secondary education totalling 11,000 hours across 11 grades, the highest in the OECD. The average is 7634 ...

But universities are boosting teachers’ skills through new short courses – and are calling for support to rapidly expand them to tackle the nationwide issue. News Corp has this week launched the third ...

Catherine Attard received a grant from Financial Literacy Australia in 2014 to investigate the use of financial literacy education to improve student engagement with mathematics in primary schools ...