A gender gap in mathematical ability arises shortly after children begin school — irrespective of the type of school they attend and their socio-economic background. All students in France take a ...

Parmi les mesures présentées par la ministre de l’Éducation nationale Anne Genetet mardi, l’une d’entre elles a secoué le monde éducatif. À partir de juin 2026, sur le même modèle que l’épreuve de ...

ANIMAUX•La nature a beau être aussi belle que sauvage, elle n’en est pas moins régie par des règles strictes. Un peu partout dans le paysage, les mathématiques et la géométrie sont présentes, sans ...

An artificial intelligence tool that hunts for unintuitive mathematical patterns appears able to tackle a wide range of maths problems, including some that haven’t seen progress for decades. AI models ...

A 'practical maths test' that looks at teenagers’ abilities to understand real-life scenarios is currently being developed by an exam board. In the test, which is being trialled by AQA, students are ...

A Labour government will tackle the “chronic cultural problem with maths” by making sure it is taught better to children from a younger age, the shadow education secretary will say. Bridget Phillipson ...

Guernsey has become too reliant on the use of temporary staff to teach maths to school children, the island's education president has said. Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen said the lack of teaching ...

Perdita Fraser makes many excellent points (“We must mind the maths gap for women”, Opinion, April 4). However, little mention is made of maths education (secondary and tertiary) and this applies to ...

Is it possible to write a maths poem? How can researchers break down poetry's reputation for being inaccessible, and obscure? Mathematics and linguistics are often pitted in opposition. Conventionally ...