Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak’s national drive to improve UK maths skills needs to offer extra support to boost the confidence of ...

Testing yourself with difficult questions is a great way to keep your brain nimble and test your ability. While maths is one of those subjects that people either love or hate, it is a good way to ...

We are in the midst of Number Confidence Week - an initiative from National Numeracy. The UK’s numeracy levels are significantly below the average for developed countries, with 49 per cent of the UK’s ...

Do you have the maths knowledge to solve this sequence that has people scratching their heads? You may have done a fair few maths puzzles at school, but it is not something we generally do in our ...

The study of 3,000 people revealed that 20% of Brits struggle with everyday maths problems, from calculating discounts and negotiating prices, to understanding the terms of a loan. And 19% said the ...

Almost 3000 teaching students failed to pass a vital literacy test on the first go, meaning they’re outperformed by a typical ...