Sue Hayman and the Times & Star supporting the Voom Bid
Sue Hayman MP supporting the Authentic Maths Voom bid this morning – showing off yesterday’s Times & Star article.
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Dear Standards and Testing Agency. I wish to reopen my enquiry reference number 181119-000054 because you have not responded to my concern. The purpose of the rest of this email is to explain my concern about the assessment framework for the Multiplication Tables Check more clearly. Best practice for teaching tables in primary schools is…