Does your child struggle with maths, have difficulties with basic mathematical concepts and gets confused with sequencing and mental calculations? If so, then they could have Dyscalculia. Here's how to help them cope with maths.
National Numeracy and the British Dyslexia Association say an estimate...
Read more ›According to a new survey commissioned by National Numeracy*, though the majority of us feel we are good at maths, we are typically overestimating our skills. Though nearly half (45%) of those surveyed rated their numeracy as good, they scored less than three out of five on the numeracy test, coming...
Read more ›If you're on a maths degree, you can't just study by just going to lectures and taking notes. Maths at degree level is a subject that requires active involvement both in and out of the lecture hall, and that means: you have to pay attention, you need to take copious notes in lectures, and you have t...
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Read more ›A-level Mathematics is currently the most popular A-level in the UK taken by students who go on to university. In 2020 around 95,000 students took A-level maths, up 2.5% from 2019, with just over 15,000 also taking A-level Further Maths. If you want to study A-level Maths, here's what you need to kn...
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