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DfE: add a clear definition of Order of Operations to National Curriculum.
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130 signatures
What the petition asks
Current National Curriculum does not provide information on what Order of Operations should be in maths. Most students and teachers use BODMAS to remember the sequence but, unfortunately, some of them understand the order too literally and therefore are not able to complete simple maths sentences.
A lot of study resources omit ( or do not detail enough) the fact that Division and Multiplication, as well as Addition and Subtraction, are equally ranked and have to be completed left-to-right. Many students, and unfortunately, some teachers, understand the order too literally, calculating Addition before Subtraction getting wrong answers for simple maths sentences.
We are worried about future of our kids, who will have to pass their exams to get into higher education.
We are worried about future of our kids, who will have to pass their exams to get into higher education.
Timeline
| 21 Nov 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 May 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
130
Status
Closed
Opened
21 Nov 2018
Closed
21 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.