UK schools are set to save as new research unveils the extent of cost-savings achievable through the adoption of interactive teaching resources.

The study, conducted by Whizz Education, shows that the average per-student cost of an interactive teaching resource is, at most, half as much as their maths books and only one third as much as the recommended spending on maths books.

The recommended figure for expenditure on maths education books in primary schools is £7.50 according to the Book Trust. At the bottom of this scale many schools spend £5 per child. The average cost of an interactive maths teaching resource is £2.76. A saving per child on the recommended spend of nearly £5.00.

Oli White, marketing manager, Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource, Winner of the BETT Award 2006, says, “Schools who have adopted ICT are now realising that there are significant benefits for the entire school. By saving up to a third in some case on core resources schools are able to invest money in additional resources to benefit schools in their entirety.”