We want every learner to engage with the power of maths so they can develop the skills and confidence to achieve and progress throughout their lives.
That's why our unique and innovative approaches help to build confidence in maths at every age and stage of learning. We believe every learner can be a confident mathematician.
As part of our mission to advocate the #PowerofMaths, we were proud to be a lead supporter of National Numeracy Day 2020 and celebrate that maths is for everyone. During the virtual festival on 13 May 2020, we joined a Q&A with The Maths Factor creator Carol Vorderman on how everyone can unlock their maths factor.
Together with National Numeracy, we've also created a brand-new resource to help adults who support children’s maths learning both at school and at home. Focusing on confidence and mindset, the guide to Boosting Number Confidence is full of fun and practical activities, videos and tips and is designed to help everyone build a positive relationship with numbers.
Our KS3 and GCSE courses help students master maths with confidence with a UK-specific approach that draws upon global best practices and cutting-edge research. Every student can be a confident mathematician.
That’s why both Maths Progress (Second Edition) for KS3 and the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Mathematics series are specifically founded on key principles to nurture students’ confidence in maths so they can believe it too. And if they can believe it, they can persevere, achieve and progress.
– KS4 teacher
– KS4 teacher
– Maths teacher, Hamstead Hall Academy
– Head of Maths
– Year 8 student
– Year 11 student
– Year 11 student
– Head of Maths
This blog explores from a primary maths perspective, some steps with practical tools and approaches to help turn ‘I can’t’ attitudes in maths to ‘I can’.
This blog delves into six practical steps and tools to help young people establish a growth mindset and build towards greater mathematical confidence.
From the Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety, we have developed a quick-read document highlighting some tools to support maths-anxious learners.
We also ran a session on maths anxiety at our first ever Virtual Maths Festival from 5–16 July 2021.
The importance of fostering an inclusive learning environment is widely recognised. When students see themselves reflected in the curriculum they learn, the classrooms they learn in, and the school community they are part of; they feel empowered, engaged and able to thrive.
GCSE English will be our first exams in a core subject to go fully onscreen, subject to Ofqual approval. But why GCSE English first?
The answer builds on ongoing research, pilot schemes and conversations we’ve undertaken to better understand how onscreen assessments might work, why and in what way they’re useful for students (and schools and colleges) and importantly, why and when we should implement them.
by Dr Ems Lord, NRICH
Although maths is the most popular A Level choice among teenagers (JCQ, 2023), we must address the negative attitudes surrounding a subject where it’s socially acceptable to claim to be ‘no good with numbers’, that ‘maths has no uses in the real-world’ or that ‘maths is boring.’
As someone who loves the subject I chose to study and teach, I’m focusing my efforts on challenging those negative beliefs and I hope that the ideas in this article encourage you to do so too.