Stars who will be backing the lessons include some of the biggest names in football such as Theo Walcott, the England and Arsenal player.

What is the commutative law of multiplication? Quickly now, spit it out. Sorry, too slow. Several of the six and seven-year-olds in Farhana Nazu’s year 2 class

Parents at the education secretary’s local school have been asked to help to “support” maths pupils after it failed to find enough specialist staff to cover lessons.