A new report by the Education Endowment Foundation says that there is little evidence that shows parents helping with maths homework can improve pupil attainment.
According to new research, more families would be able to get their preferred secondary school if there was a bigger list of choices when applying for places.
The education secretary is calling for people in Wales to dust off their old, unused instruments to be used for government pilot, Instruments for Kids.
The E-Act multi-academy trust is aiming to train all of its staff as mental health first aiders and launch a pupil-led mental health curriculum in its schools.
According to the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, dropping the grade boundaries of the new maths GCSE will affect the perception of the subject.