A FORMER maths teacher is helping teachers across the world make their lessons count.

Ian Fisher, who taught at Little Lever School, designs resources for teachers, home and abroad, to use in the lessons.

Today is it one of the oldest maths e-publishers in the world.

Mr Fisher CEO said: "We started out in 2000 and became popular very quickly. As teachers moved abroad they took our maths worksheets with them, so we had to set up dedicated websites for these countries.

"As we adapt to a country, we look at their curriculum and make sure the maths worksheets are adapted to the style best suited for their curriculum delivery. It means we bring back the best practice from each of these regions into one central place, 10ticks.co.uk, and cater for all teaching pedagogy. We are maths specialists and have stayed that way. Our resource bank has increased to over 9000 worksheets, teachers love us and it is testament to that that we celebrate 20 years in business this year."

Millions of children across the world access the resources and 10ticks has UK, South Africa, Austrial and Malaysia websites.

Now to help schools face one the most challenging times, but in teaching and financial terms, Mr Fisher is offering primary school free access to the resources.

He has teamed up with Lionstrust to be able to do this.

Mr Fisher said: "It is a difficult time for schools to commit to purchasing new maths resources, due to budget cuts and a growing funding crisis. Many schools are cash-strapped, and are having to make brutal cuts to their general spending. With staff costs being a priority, schools have had to reduce their spending in other areas.”

"The impact of covid-19 has only amplified these problems for schools, bringing in a new necessity of children being able to work remotely. 10Ticks have seen first-hand that schools are struggling to afford the maths resources they need, as their budgets have been slashed enormously.

He added: "The coronavirus has meant that schools now need to be able to deliver resources to pupils online, in case of whole school closures, or individual pupils/classes having to self-isolate or be quarantined.

"That is why it’s more important than ever that the private sector supports schools during these unprecedented times. Fisher commented:

“The private sector can play a key role in supporting schools and learning for all, by providing funding for resources that schools cannot afford to pay for themselves. This is particularly valuable for children from disadvantaged areas, and can help in closing the attainment gap between pupils from different social backgrounds.”

Mr Fisher said: "We are so pleased to partner with Liontrust, who have a rich history of helping support mathematics in the community. We are now part of this and hope to reach out to state funded primary schools across England and help them further their pupils’ chances of success in all aspects of numeracy.”

Primary schools can now sign up for free access to maths resources for the full academic year, available at both https://www.10ticks.com/liontrust and https://www.10ticks.co.uk/liontrust