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- ↑ Mastery, National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, 1 July 2016
- ↑ Drury, Helen (2014), Mastering Mathematics, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780198351757
- ↑ Sarah Cunnane (27 March 2015), "Schools minister analyses exam papers and finds maths teaching doesn't measure up", Times Educational Supplement
- ↑ Sally Weale (13 March 2015), "Chinese teachers bring the art of maths to English schools", The Guardian
- 1 2 3 Sally Weale (18 June 2015), "English pupils' maths scores improve under east Asian approach", The Guardian
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