The spread of ability in a classroom has always been an issue. One child may be years ahead and have a solid understanding of the content where other students could be quite far behind and struggle to catch up.

Too many of us think that you either are a ‘maths person’ or you’re not. It’s time we shift our perspective and re-evaluate the relationship we have with mathematics.

Eddie Woo explains that students should learn what they’re ready for, when they’re ready for it and that age and year doesn’t negate a students own individual level. But how can we achieve this in a system that doesn’t allow individualised learning? 

Our teachers and students sit down to explain the impact that Rich Learning has had in their classrooms.⁠

How can we possibly meet the needs of every single student when they are all at such different levels?

Reaching the end of Year 6 is an important milestone leading to the big step from primary to high school.