Children will now have to know their 12 times tables by the age of nine, but it's not about rote learning, it's about revelling in the profusion of patterns, writes Rob Eastaway, maths writer and dad.

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We still count eggs in dozens, but that's not the reason for learning the 'twelves' Children will now have to know their 12 times tables by the age of nine, but it's not about rote learning, it's ...