Rock Star pupils cashing in as they make maths a blast at Ayr primary school
Ayr primary school are whizzing up the times table charts thanks to a testing new competition.Pupils at Braehead are using superb scores and remarkable recall to boost their multiplication skills.The children have signed up to a scheme called TT Rock Stars, which sees them compete against each other to prove fastest mathematicians in the class.Those topping the charts earn coins to spend in shops and points for their classes.Maths teacher Emma Caufield reckons the project – believed to be a first for South Ayrshire – is proving a real winner.She said: “I saw this used at a school I used to teach at down in England and thought it was an amazing tool for learning."It encourages children to enjoy their times tables and have a bit of fun