Fears over Australian schools’ maths mediocrity as England streaks ahead: ‘We wouldn’t settle for that in cricket’

Unskilled teachers, dumbed-down games and a lack of rigour has left Aussie kids unable to do maths – a crisis that threatens ...

Early years maths review announced as senior years participation continues to drop

The federal government has announced a review of the first three years of the maths curriculum in response to concerns from ...

Sweeping reforms to hit Aussie public schools

Australia’s youngest students will see a back-to-basics shift in a key learning area under sweeping reforms to the national ...
The Conversation

The proposed new maths curriculum doesn’t dumb down content. It actually demands more of students

Rosemary Callingham has received research funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australian Federal Government and the Tasmanian State Government in the past. She is not currently in ...
Opinion

A rushed new maths curriculum doesn’t add up. The right answer is more time

If the recent news of a new mathematics and statistics curriculum for years 0–10 felt familiar, that’s because it was. In term four last year, the Ministry of Education released a previous new maths ...