The Welsh Government has high hopes for its new Literacy and Numeracy Framework. The Welsh Government has high hopes for its new Literacy and Numeracy Framework. But, warns NASUWT general secretary ...

Education Minister Leighton Andrews has unveiled a new £7m support programme to help boost literacy and numeracy in Welsh schools. Education Minister Leighton Andrews has unveiled a new £7m support ...

Estyn said too many pupils still struggle with basic concepts like division sums Schools in Wales must show a "greater sense of urgency" when it comes to improving maths skills, says Education ...

Estyn says more than half of Welsh pupils in schools inspected have 'weak' numeracy skills. Credit: PA Despite a renewed focus on improving the numeracy of children across Wales, a report out today ...

Pupils' numeracy skills are still weak in more than half of primary and secondary schools in Wales inspected by Estyn in the last year. The NAHT Cymru union has responded to concerns from education ...

Estyn says children struggle with basic sums, such as multiplying, and rely on a calculator Pupils in half of Wales' secondary schools and 40% of primary schools have weak numeracy skills, according ...

Pupils in half of Wales' secondary schools and 40% of primary schools have weak numeracy skills, according to the schools watchdog. Estyn says children struggle with basic sums, such as multiplying, ...

Schools in Wales must show a "greater sense of urgency" when it comes to improving maths skills, says Education Minister Huw Lewis. It follows a report warning that Welsh pupils' number abilities are ...