This means that children must be able to read, recall and enter their response within 6 seconds. There will be a three-second blank gap between each question. Children will enter their answer using a keyboard or by pressing digits using a mouse or touchscreen on an on-screen number pad. The times tables check is online and on-screen. Schools can use any of the following digital devices to access the check: PC, laptop, tablet.Ĭhildren will have 6 seconds to answer each question. Children will get 6 seconds from the time the question appears to input their answer. Schools must administer the official multiplication tables check within the 3-week period from Monday 5 June 2023. Teachers will have the flexibility to administer the check to individual pupils, small groups or a whole class at the same time. Schools will have a 3-week window to administer the MTC. It will help schools to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided. The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. The national curriculum specifies that pupils should be taught to recall the multiplication tables up to and including 12 × 12 by the end of year 4.
In fact, they are expected to have mastered their times tables by the end of Year 4.
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