29% more primary teachers agree there is too much content in the primary maths curriculum than secondary teachers. In our second phase of research with @teachertapp.bsky.social, we looked at teachers’ perceptions of the amount, comprehension and enjoyment of maths content from ages 5 to 14. (1/7) - ThreadSky

mathshorizons.bsky.social • 87 days ago

29% more primary teachers agree there is too much content in the primary maths curriculum than secondary teachers.

In our second phase of research with @teachertapp.bsky.social, we looked at teachers’ perceptions of the amount, comprehension and enjoyment of maths content from ages 5 to 14. (1/7)

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mathshorizons.bsky.social•87 days ago

86% of the primary teachers surveyed agreed with the statement ‘the primary maths curriculum has too much content’, compared with 57% of secondary maths teachers, revealing significantly different perceptions on the amount of primary content between the two groups. (2/7)

mathshorizons.bsky.social•87 days ago

This is interesting when taken alongside the results of a question looking at teachers’ perceptions on how many of the 10 key competencies from the national curriculum over 80% of their students were able to meet by the end of KS2 or start of KS3. (3/7)

mathshorizons.bsky.social•87 days ago

In 6 out of 10 competencies, significantly more secondary maths teachers thought that 80% of their pupils met these competencies at the beginning of KS3, compared with primary teachers at the end of KS2. (4/7)

mathshorizons.bsky.social•87 days ago

For example, 52% of secondary maths teachers felt most of their students starting KS3 could ‘recognise when fractions can be simplified’, compared with 33% of primary teachers when thinking about their students finishing KS2. These teachers were commenting on the same group of students. (5/7)

mathshorizons.bsky.social•87 days ago

Finally, when looking at students’ enjoyment of maths, primary teachers were more positive than secondary maths teachers, with 48% of primary teachers saying that they thought over 60% of their students find maths enjoyable, compared with 27% of secondary teachers. (6/7)

mathshorizons.bsky.social•87 days ago

To read more about this, or to express your own views on this topic, please visit https://www.mathshorizons.uk/post/perceptions-of-the-content-and-sequencing-of-the-maths-curriculum-from-age-5-to-14 to get involved in Investigation 2 of the Maths Horizons Project. (7/7)

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