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While many pupils rightly celebrated great results, key subjects are facing crisis and this should worry us all.

]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:18:00 +0100Maths Whizz, Education, Job market, GCSEs, GCSE results, Education in the UK, Maths and English proficiency, Future workforce skills<![CDATA[Fury as UK secondary school pupils 'taught maths by teacher 300 miles away']]>

The school stress they are bringing in an exceptional member of staff for the virtual lessons, with a second teacher physically present in the class.

]]>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:08:00 +0100UKSchool, Maths Whizz, England, Trade unions, Virtual Reality, Virtual teaching, Recruitment challenges, National Education Union opposition, Star Academies Trust<![CDATA[2 activities could ‘shield’ against cognitive decline after age 40 - and it's not exercise]]>

You could fend off the post-40 cognitive decline by incorporating two simple activities into your daily life

]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:07:00 +0000HealthCognitive decline, Literacy, Numeracy, Aging research<![CDATA[Maths puzzle is so tricky it's leaving people in tears - see if you can solve it]]>

A maths question has left people in tears as it seems impossible to solve, but there's a very simple trick to working out the answer - can you solve it?

]]>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:02:00 +0000Lifebrain teaser, puzzle, maths puzzle, maths question, algebra, TikTok, problem-solving skills, <![CDATA[The maths question ‘for 7-year-olds’ so hard it left adults pulling their hair out]]>

The puzzle, which features a diagram of five numbers and four empty blanks, challenges the participants to 'fill in the missing numbers.'

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Parents have been left scratching their heads over a maths question aimed at seven-year-olds that was so tricky it even left adults on social media baffled.

]]>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:13:00 +0100LifeAyla's maths puzzle, dog show problem, social media reactions, incorrect framing<![CDATA[People are just discovering easy hack to solve percentages in seconds]]>

A maths teacher has shared a little-known hack for working out percentages that many wish they knew at school - as it's a real game-changer.

]]>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:42:00 +0100Lifemaths hack, percentages hack, reversible percentages, percentages, math tricks, quick calculations, practical math<![CDATA[Seemingly-simple maths question has people stumped - can you work out the answer?]]>

The seemingly-simple question asks people to complete an equation - but it's not as straightforward as it seems.

]]>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:09:00 +0100Weirdbrainteasers, maths, puzzles<![CDATA[Maths expert reveals three Monopoly properties you need to buy to win every time]]>

University of Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy has revealed the three Monopoly properties you need to buy to give you the best statistical chance of victory

]]>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:47:00 +0100UKMonopoly, Strategy, Mathematics, Professor<![CDATA[Win every 'how many things are in the jar' game with this simple maths trick]]>

A simple maths hack could guarantee you'll win every time at guessing how many things are in the jar - and it's all to do with the way you look at it.

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