Maths

Fractions in action

June 27, 2019

Fractions is one of the top areas of difficulty for children in their first year of secondary school. Find out how to help your child feel confident...

Celebrate the numerical

May 15, 2019

Bobby Seagull is a numbers person. He explains why we should all be numbers people in this blog post to celebrate National Numeracy Day… Happy...

National Numeracy Day champions

It’s National Numeracy Day and as National Numeracy Day champions we want to encourage all of you to take the Challenge and feel more confident with...

Getting to know: Bobby Seagull

October 30, 2018

Maths has taken Bobby Seagull on an amazing journey, from his love of the subject at school to TV stardom and even a new book! Get to know our maths...

Be braver with maths

October 15, 2018

More than a quarter of girls (27%) said maths was the subject they were most nervous about in our recent survey, compared to just 19% of boys. See...

Prime time with Bobby Seagull

October 12, 2018

Inspiring mathematician Bobby Seagull on staying calm under pressure, teaching while famous and the maths behind football stickers… Why are you...

Marvellous maths and engaging English

March 15, 2018

You might hear the children groan when you suggest some educational activities outside of school, but here are some ways you can engage them with...

Meet the National Young Mathematicians of 2017!

December 18, 2017

After weeks of competition involving over 700 hundred schools across the UK, children from Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School from Potters Bar...

More maths for everyone

November 22, 2017

In today’s budget the government committed to investing more money for maths teaching in schools. Charlotte Gater, Head of Curriculum at Explore...

10 years of Explore Learning and NRICH

October 30, 2017

NRICH and Explore Learning are celebrating 10 years of having worked together in partnership to create the National Young Mathematicians’ Awards...