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"Excellent maths teaching requires good content knowledge, but this is not sufficient. Excellent teachers also know the ways in which pupils learn mathematics and the difficulties they are likely to encounter, and how mathematics can be most effectively taught. " EEF 2019 Following on from Education Endowment Fund's (EEF) email series on  improving literacy in secondary schools  comes a new  email series  offering eight practical, evidence-based recommendations that are relevant to all pupils - but particularly to those struggling with their mathematics.   They have made recommendations where there are research findings that schools can use to make a significant difference to student learning. The content is drawn from the EEF's recently published report,   'Improving Mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3'. Sign up to receive the 8 recommendations to your inbox The  Education review office also published a report last year that outli...