What’s seven times nine? Quick, you’ve got six seconds to answer. This June, over 600,000 children in England in year four, aged eight and nine, will be expected to answer questions like this. They ...

Being able to quickly recall multiplication facts is valuable. Not having to think about seven times nine, just knowing that it’s 63, frees up a child’s mental thinking space.

Being able to quickly recall multiplication facts is valuable. Not having to think about seven times nine, just knowing that it's 63, frees up a child's mental thinking space.