Pearson Schools Blog
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Tackling maths anxiety: The Power of Maths Roundtable – July 2019
Following the success of the 2018 Power of Maths Roundtable and report, leading influencers across education, maths and business will come together this July to unlock one of the most pressing issues facing mathematics in Britain today: maths anxiety.
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Making sense of mastery
Since the Department for Education (DfE) announced their plans to support primary schools with implementing a teaching for mastery approach, mastery has become synonymous with maths teaching.
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Pupil Equity Funding for Scotland
In April 2017, £120m of additional funding will be provided to eligible schools via the Attainment Scotland Fund.
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Making the challenge of meeting each child’s distinct learning needs manageable
As children move through primary school there are always concepts or objectives that some children fail to master before it’s time to move the class on. This means that each child has a unique set of strengths, as well as the potential for small gaps in their knowledge and skills, and areas about which they feel less confident.
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What role does a reading programme play in ensuring excellent progress in reading for all children?
What are the most important things we can do to ensure excellent progress in reading for all children? What role does a reading programme play in that progress? UCL Institute of Education have been working with the research team in Pearson to find out. Here, researchers and authors of ‘Which Book and Why’ Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin reflect on the project so far.
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