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One-on-one to boost maths skills
A scheme that has already seen 27,000 Welsh school children improve their reading is being introduced for maths.
BBC News, 20 June 2008
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Most complex crop circle ever discovered in British fields
The most complex, "mind-boggling" crop circle ever to be seen in Britain has been discovered in a barley field in Wiltshire.
Telegraph.co.uk, 19 June 2008
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'Oldest' computer music unveiled
A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music.
BBC News, 17 June 2008
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Every primary school to have a specialist maths teacher
Ed Balls and Andrew Adonis today accepted the recommendations of a major independent review of maths in primary schools and announced plans to train more than 1,000 specialist maths teachers a year over the next 10 years.
DSCF, 17 June 2008
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Maths experts to front teaching
A review led by Sir Peter Williams, the chancellor of Leicester University, recommends there should be a maths specialist in every primary school in England.
BBC News, 17 June 2008
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Can you do maths?
Specialist maths teachers are to be introduced in every school in England.
BBC News, 17 June 2008
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Experts to champion better maths
There is to be a new emphasis on maths play in England's nursery schools and 13,000 maths specialists to spearhead better primary school teaching.
BBC News, 17 June 2008
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Can maths be cool?
A report suggests that most Britons are happy to be almost innumerate. But is mathematics really so geeky?
Times On LIne , 10 June 2008
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National Challenge Strategy Launched to Ensure more Children get Betters GCSEs
-£400m funding available to support schools to improve at English and Maths -
DSCF, 10 June 2008
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Pigeons make pupils high flyers
Racing pigeons are helping pupils on Tyneside sharpen their numeracy and literacy skills.
BBC News, 4 June 2008
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How to solve the British maths problem?
The British are uniquely happy to admit being bad at maths, says a report. Why is that and how can attitudes change?
BBC News, 4 June 2008
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Maths exams 'have become easier'
School mathematics exams in England have become easier, shallower and less demanding, according to a think tank.
BBC News, 3 June 2008
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Without the big maths stories our numbers are plummeting
Britain has been denied a generation of experts thanks to dumbed-down teaching of what should be a magical subject...
Guardian.co.uk, 3 June 2008
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Most maths teachers 'not experts'
Less than half of maths teachers in England's secondary schools have a degree in the subject, despite a massive recruitment campaign.
BBC News, 3 June 2008
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£81m to prepare teachers for the 14-19 overhaul
Schools Minister Jim Knight has today announced £81 million of additional funding to prepare teachers to deliver the new Diploma.
DFES, 3 June 2008
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The science of fun
Some of the finest minds in mathematics spend their time working on pastimes such as juggling, puzzle-solving, magic tricks and board games. So why is it still an uncool subject? Alex Bellos adds it all up...
Guardian.co.uk, 31 May 2008
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Boys not better than girls at maths, study finds
Boys are not innately better at maths than girls, and any difference in test scores is due to nurture rather than nature, researchers suggested today...
Guardian.co.uk, 30 May 2008
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Formula 'secret of perfect voice'
Researchers say they have worked out a mathematical formula to find the perfect human voice.
BBC News, 30 May 2008
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Number keys promise safer data
Sensitive computer files are to become both more secure and more flexible thanks to advanced mathematics
BBC News, 21 May 2008
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Diploma take-up lower than hoped
Ministers are making a renewed effort to promote the new Diplomas amid signs that the number of pupils taking the first is far fewer than they had hoped.
BBC News, 21 May 2008
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More universities back Diplomas
The university admissions service says more than 100 higher education institutions have now provided statements backing the new Diplomas.
BBC News, 21 May 2008
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The maths of Eurovision voting
Britain's Eurovision hopes will no doubt be dashed as bloc voting sweeps a Balkan or Baltic act to victory on Saturday. What patterns do mathematicians spot in the voting?
BBC News, 19 May 2008
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Regular tests 'narrow curriculum'
Regular testing in schools narrows the curriculum, placing too much emphasis on certain aspects of core subjects, a leading academic has told the BBC.
BBC News, 17 May 2008
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Students deterred by 'geeky' image of maths
The 'geeky' image of maths and mathematicians stops people from studying the subject or using it in later life, according to research published today.
Education Guardian, 12 May 2008
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Victorian 'supercomputer' is reborn
The world of computing could have been very different to that of today had a machine that was designed over 150 years ago been built at the time.
BBC News, 7 May 2008
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Maths teacher gap 'to worsen'
The shortage of qualified maths teachers in England and Wales is to worsen, a survey suggests.
BBC News, 7 May 2008
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Ex-gambler turns software ace
Like all successful businessmen, Yuchun Lee is passionate about his experience of making money. The 42-year-old Taiwanese-American gushes about "big players", "advanced techniques" and "ace tracking".
BBC News, 6 May 2008
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More or Less (audio)
Can a stressful job cause health problems? Plus, how The Simpsons is being used to teach math.
BBC News, 5 May 2008
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Imagining Mathematics: Issues of Gender
Heather Mendick, a Senior Research Fellow at London Metropolitan University was invited to speak at a conference by the Heads of the Department of Mathematical Sciences (HoDoMS).
London Metropolitan University, 2 May 2008
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The Power of Six (and why there are seven days a week)
By Johnny Ball.
MSN Encarta, May 2008
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