Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place
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Thursday 02 April 2026 12:40:00 GMT
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user354653477007 :
A huge part of the curriculum needs to be revised and in truth, scrapped. We need far more time given to critical thinking, teamwork, problem solving and new technology.
2026-04-02 21:06:09
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Mark W :
As a maths teacher I think we’d be slighting a lot of children if we didn’t give them the opportunity to learn algebra and trigonometry. It’s not that they will ‘need’ it in the future per se, it’s that it trains their brain in logic and following rules and instructions and pattern spotting. There’s so much more than the actual topic itself.
2026-04-04 09:51:14
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Shel :
so basically functional skills... it needs to be offered in mainstream and accepted at college level
2026-04-03 17:00:24
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frtt :
I'm head of math at a primary school and Carol is absolutely correct about primary teachers views on maths. I conducted research on it and many primary teachers have a fear of maths to the point that they won't teach year 6 through fear of the numbers. When I delved deeper, there was actual trauma there. This fear of maths is often transferred to their pupils. I've been working on developing teacher confidence and subject knowledge, which hasn't been easy, but there are marked improvements. We need to address this in teacher training
2026-04-04 12:37:39
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Dave :
I’m an engineer and I think one of the best things you develop isn’t being able to get the perfectly correct answer, but a sense of whether the answer you’ve got is in the right ballpark of what you expected. It helps you find big mistakes easily, and if you miss small ones honestly a lot of the time it’s not the end of the world. That’s a skill which is useful for far more people than knowledge of trigonometry.
2026-04-02 23:37:38
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ospreys01 :
It always winds me up working in primary schools why they teach children to add multiply and take away fractions… they do not need it
2026-04-03 12:43:42
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Lisa :
Some of the maths being taught in yr6 I remember doing at O level. We are putting many children off maths before they’ve reached senior school.
2026-04-03 15:53:23
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SAVE.PALESTINE🇵🇸 :
Maths is a creative subject. It's puzzles and patterns. It's FUN. Maths is a part of art, music, and language. It's building blocks to everything around us. Yet schools make it seem so separate from all that, and it's not. Doesn't matter what language you speak, numbers are universal.
2026-04-03 21:31:38
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Totoo :
Teachers make so many subjects incredibly boring, even when they kids were interested. 🤨🤔🤔
2026-04-02 20:16:11
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Aisha :
As a primary school teacher yes to this, and can we remove Roman numerals and I think analogue clock needs to be taught later than it is!
2026-04-02 13:35:27
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sophia :
I failed Maths at school came out with a D. I've always struggled with it until I started Functional skills in September, aged 34. It's changed the way I view it & I actually enjoy it. I've passed level 1 & now doing level 2. Definitely think Functional skills would be better for those that struggle with Maths.
2026-04-03 22:30:20
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Karen Lally :
If teaching maths were related to the real world it would make so more sense to kids.
2026-04-03 19:29:20
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spm4007 :
The whole school system needs a revamp!!! I’m sad it won’t happen in my kids time..
2026-04-03 06:38:55
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holdmyhandbag :
A maths GCSE should be maths but I would love to see it updated to include more accountancy and practical things which are used in work. I think there should be a pure/theoretical maths additional GCSE for those who want to study a-level maths. 1. Because it better prepares those children for the jump to a-level and 2. It removes the clutter for children absolutely not going to do that.
2026-04-03 05:01:31
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Caoimhín :
basic algebra is basically approaching a problem from a different angle.
2026-04-03 15:32:04
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Caroline Benson :
Can carol please run for prime minister 🙏🏻
2026-04-03 15:35:15
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Miss Allan Art :
Education is broad, and by narrowing it we limit our possibilities as a society. We don’t know what lesson will the ‘spark’ that inspires a child to become something. And a lot of this commentary completely neglects that there is an entire PSHE curriculum…
2026-04-03 09:08:23
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WigglyPeach :
100% agree! We need proper understanding of basic skills at primary level. There is too much in the curriculum
2026-04-03 07:17:14
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justhavingalooky :
they are still teaching the same crap today?
2026-04-03 01:27:23
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j :
Couldn’t agree more, I am not naturally skilled at maths and should have been channeled into practical skills for my life and not put off completely by difficult maths I didn’t need
2026-04-02 20:42:49
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Scandi1712🇪🇺🇬🇧 :
so sad seeing a fear of numbers ... they are that just numbers. they can do magic 🙏🏾
2026-04-02 16:33:00
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Julie Joanne Fellows :
So true
2026-04-04 19:51:32
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anth73 :
all children just need puzzles
2026-04-04 11:34:46
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victorias724 :
I'm a maths teacher. I don't create curriculum. Blame the government please! Not teachers. Curriculum would be totally different if created by the teachers believe me!
2026-04-04 07:03:16
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BT :
Maths is far to complicated for many people but numbers should be lade simple fun and relatable to life
2026-04-03 08:32:44
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