Shanghai teaching method 'could improve UK results within four years'

Shanghai teaching method 'could improve UK results within four years'

Experts say experiment to use Shanghai maths teachers in English schools could soon raise UK from 26th position on the international league table

The government’s controversial experiment with Shanghai mathematics teaching in English schools could pay dividends with improved test results within four years, according to one leading expert.

David Reynolds, professor of education at Southampton University, said it was “not beyond the realms of possibility” that UK pupils could post better scores in the next round of Pisa international tests in 2018 (and published the following year) thanks to the Shanghai-style teaching.