Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the knowledge of times tables by 11 year olds.
Multiplication tables provide an important underpinning to gaining greater mathematical knowledge and improving pupils’ written and mental arithmetic. The requirement to teach multiplication tables is included in the mathematics National Curriculum. We expect that all pupils should be able to recall and use facts for multiplication tables, up to 12, by the end of Year 4.