Children from the age of eight will be expected to take the compulsory tests so they will know their tables up to 12 as part of a Government policy trial COMPULSORY times tables tests will be ...

The government has announced plans to have eight- and nine-year-olds sit mandatory times table tests and teaching unions have spoken out in opposition to the decision. Year 4 pupils across England ...

Multiplication Tables: Learning multiplication tables is essential for excelling in mathematics. Students must commit these tables to memory to perform well in math-related tasks. While memorizing ...

Children in Oxfordshire have improved their basic multiplication skills, new figures show. Last year was the second time every Year 4 pupil was required to complete a standard times tables test, to ...

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Thousands of eight and nine-year-olds in England's primary schools will take a new times tables check this spring. Some 7,250 pupils in 290 primaries, are expected to take part in the trials of the ...

Thousands of eight and nine-year-olds in England's primary schools will take a new times tables check this spring. Some 7,250 pupils in 290 primaries, are expected to take part in the trials of the ...