On 14th February 2018, the DfE announced that a small number of schools will be selected to trial the multiplication tables check next month.
The multiplication check follows the introduction of the phonics screening check in 2012, and is designed to ensure children in primary schools know their times tables up to 12 off by heart.
Key information about the multiplication checks:
- The on screen checks will be sat by 8 and 9 year olds in Year 4 and will last no longer than 5 minutes
- This year's trial comes ahead of the mandatory checks in June 2020
Read the full DfE report here.
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key stage 2,
maths