In 2009 more than one in five children left primary school having failed to grasp the basic maths skills required by the national curriculum. In a two-part special, Channel Four’s ‘Dispatches’ documentary asked why and how are we failing Britain’s children when it comes to maths.
Dispatches - Kids Don’t Count
‘Dispatches’ raised some interesting points and backed up the reasoning behind my project. Children lose interest in maths at such a young age because it is badly taught and uninspiring. The children can’t grasp the basic techniques and therefore struggle with more difficult problems. A shocking fact from the documentary was that only one of the primary school teachers who sat the primary school level maths test got all of the answers correct.