It's a shocking idea. By zapping brains in maths lessons, scientists claim to have boosted students’ abilities by a third. Participants became quicker at calculating and learned up to five times ...

“Music is the universal language of mankind,” wrote American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. And, research has proven his mantra correct. Studies have shown that melodies, rhythm and songcraft ...

Playing computer games in maths lessons can help to boost pupils' numeracy skills, research suggests. Giving youngsters a series of games designed to engage them in the subject improves their ...

As well as language and literacy, Duolingo is set to take on the world of mathematics. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Luis von Ahn said that “the company plans to expand beyond language learning ...

Another day, another article on the UK's acute teacher shortage. This morning, the BBC has been covering a report by the Public Accounts' Committee that claims that despite the fact that the ...

For every generation of schoolchildren, it is the subject most likely to leave them scratching their heads in despair and staring blankly at a calculator screen. But analysis of almost 50 years’ worth ...