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A change to the date we return 2023 KS2 test results to schools by one week will be necessary due to the additional bank holiday in honour of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Monday 8 May 2023.
A change to the KS2 test schedule next year will be necessary due to the additional bank holiday in honour of the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III taking place on Monday 8 May 2023.
Schools in England to get hands-on access to new times table tests from today
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
As the world’s education leaders gather in London, a Shanghai - England teacher exchange shows the power of international collaboration.
Government follows up phonics success with new multiplication tables trial.
Findings on sampling and review of accessibility in key stage 2 reading and maths tests.
Schools minister addresses delegates at the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) conference.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Schools Minister Nick Gibb speaks at Elmhurst Primary School about the importance of learning multiplication tables and number facts.
Key stage 2 results show substantial increases in the number of 11-year-olds securing skills needed for secondary school compared to 2010.
Teachers report Shanghai methods are already raising standards in schools that took part in the first phase of exchange.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Minister Truss states there's no reason why children in England cannot reach same level as those in Japan, Singapore and China.
The first 2 specialist maths free schools ran a competition for gifted mathematicians and the Education Secretary gave out the prizes.
The Education Minister calls for a renaissance in maths to help meet the demand of UK employers, and announces the removal of calculators from key stage 2 tests.
Mathematics: made to measure emphasises the importance for every pupil to have the best possible mathematics education.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb has said the use of calculators in primary schools would be looked at as part of the national curriculum review.
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