How well do you know your times tables up to 12? Can you do better than an eight-year-old? Year 4 pupils in England will take part in a multiplication tables check in June. They will be asked 25 ...

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. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get ...

Introduced in 2019, the check is designed to help ensure children in primary school know their times tables up to 12 off by heart. According to the government, knowledge of times tables helps children ...