Pearson Schools Blog

Mental ill-health is one of the biggest public health challenges facing society and a critical business issue. Stress in on the increase. One in six employees will be suffering from a common mental health issue, like anxiety, stress or depression at any one time in the workplace, with 1 in 4 of the wider population suffering from mental illness at some point in their lives. 

This week from 3 - 9 February, is Children's Mental Health Week, run by Place2Be, one of the UK's leading charities for improving children's mental health in schools. The awareness week is now in its 6th year, and this year the theme is Find Your Brave.

We asked two leading parental engagement experts some questions about the role parents and carers have to play when it comes to preventing and tackling maths anxiety among children. And, here’s what we learned…

Following his attendance at our Power of Maths Roundtable earlier this year and input into the Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety, Dr Thomas Hunt, shares his reflections on how to address maths anxiety based on his work engaging with schools. 

How can you better understand and identify maths anxiety in your school? Rob Brown, a maths teacher at West Lakes Academy and panelist at our 2019 Power of Maths Roundtable, shares insights from their in-school research project.