What's seven times nine? Quick, you've got six seconds to answer. This June, over 600,000 children in England in year four, aged eight and nine, will be expected to answer questions like this. They ...

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 ...

Thousands of primary school children are to take a new times tables check this spring as part of trials of the Government test. Ministers confirmed plans to bring in the multiplication check - which ...

Thousands of eight and nine-year-olds in England will trial a controversial new times tables test from next month despite opposition from teaching unions and parents. Ministers announced plans to ...

Many parents experience frustrations when trying to help their children learn the multiplication tables. It can be very challenging, especially if a child has the type of brain that does not retain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What’s seven times nine? Quick, you’ve got six seconds to answer. This June, over 600,000 children in England in year four, aged ...