Research Piece 3 DEC / 2013 PISA 2012 Results: Ready to Learn - Students' Engagement, Drive and Self-Beliefs (Volume III) Both parents and environmental factors play a role in shaping children’s mathematical knowledge and dispositions
Research Piece 1 OCT / 2013 Family Learning Works: The inquiry into Family Learning in England and Wales Can family learning help close the skills gap?
Research Piece 1 OCT / 2013 Too Young to Fail: Giving all children a fair start in life Fewer than one in six children from low-income families who have fallen behind by the age of seven will go on to achieve five good GCSEs
Research Piece 1 JUL / 2013 The Employment Equation Maths skills are important to the workplace, but their application is not always straightforward
Research Piece 1 JUN / 2013 The intergenerational transfer of numeracy skills Children’s numerical ability scores were positively associated with their parents’ numeracy levels
Research Piece 1 MAY / 2013 Measuring Mathematical Resilience: An application of the construct of resilience to the study of mathematics A positive adaptive stance to mathematics which allows students to continue learning despite adversity
Research Piece 1 DEC / 2012 Numeracy at Home: Involving parents in mathematics education Many parents feel uninformed about current educational practices and how they can be more involved with their child’s learning
Research 1 NOV / 2012 Nearly 17 million adults in the UK have numeracy skills expected of primary school children
Research Piece 6 SEP / 2012 Parents’ beliefs about children’s math development and children’s participation in math activities 86% of parents considered doing maths at home to be important
Research Piece 19 JUN / 2012 Let’s Read Them a Story – The parent factor in education Parental involvement in education is pivotal for the success of children throughout their school years
Research Piece 1 APR / 2012 The role of aspirations, attitudes and behaviour in closing the educational attainment gap There is a real need for children and parents to be offered support to learn more about educational and career options
Research Piece 7 NOV / 2011 How to involve hard-to-reach parents: encouraging meaningful parental involvement with schools The more parents are involved at school, the more pupils achieve