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Landmark times tables data and investment in maths teaching

First ever set of national data on children's times tables published, as government announces new investment in maths teaching.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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皇冠体育app first ever set of times tables national data, alongside new investment from government in high quality maths teaching.

皇冠体育app data shows聽an聽average score聽of 20 out of 25,聽with聽full marks the most common score,聽and follows a new multiplication tables check sat by year 4 children across the country over the summer.

皇冠体育app check includes 25 times tables questions, up to 12 x 12, with pupils having a maximum of 6 seconds to answer each one. It helps schools determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently - an essential skill for future success in the subject and day-to-day life. 皇冠体育app multiplication tables check is the first statutory assessment students complete online, either on a PC or tablet.

皇冠体育app Department for Education is also announcing funding of up to 拢59.3 million to continue driving up the quality of maths teaching in schools across the country, in line the government鈥檚 commitment to making sure every child leaves school with a strong grasp of the basics.

皇冠体育app funding will support the continuation of the maths hubs programme through to the end of the next academic year. 皇冠体育app flagship programme which started in 2014 aims to reach 11,000 primary and secondary schools by 2023 and 40 hubs across England are now helping schools to improve their teaching quality.聽

Today鈥檚 announcements build on the significant boost to school funding announced in the Autumn Statement last week, with an additional 拢2 billion going into schools鈥� budgets both next year and the following year.

Schools Minister, Nick Gibb said:

Learning your times tables fluently is so important for children 鈥� both for their time in school and in day-to-day life, and today鈥檚 data gives us an important benchmark to build from over the years to come.

Mathematics is vital for doing essential calculations like how a higher base rate will affect your mortgage or working out the best multi-pack bargains in a supermarket.

皇冠体育app additional funding for maths hubs announced today is also crucial, as we continue raising the standard of maths teaching across the country and driving towards our target for 90% of children leaving primary school with the expected standard in Mathematics and English by 2030.

Pupils knowing their times tables will make more complex mathematics like algebra and long division simpler to process and give children the platform they need to move on to more advanced mental arithmetic.

皇冠体育app multiplication table checks results show:

  • of pupils who took the check, the mean average score was 19.8 out of 25
  • 25 out of 25 was the most common score (27% of pupils achieved this score) and 24 out of 25 was the second most common score (12% of pupils achieved this score)
  • London was the highest performing region, with an average score of 20.9
  • the South West was the lowest performing region, with an average score of 19.1
  • over 625,000 students took the check in the summer

皇冠体育app results from the data published today will provide teachers with standardised information to help to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided.

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Published 24 November 2022