How maths teachers can make a difference – view from Susan Okereke
Creating safe spaces, triggering engagement, and challenging anti-maths mindsets.
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.
Creating safe spaces, triggering engagement, and challenging anti-maths mindsets.
Sharon Davies, CEO of the national financial and enterprise education charity Young Enterprise, has spent years championing the power and positive impact of teaching young people financial skills.
Following her recent appearance on Pearson’s The Right Angle podcast, she shares her thoughts on why integrating consistent financial education in UK schools is a goal worth striving for. Although financial education crosses over many areas of the curriculum, such as PSHE, business studies or science, many would argue that maths is its natural home. Here, Sharon outlines her top tips on embedding the subject in maths.