Resources by Department for Education

Teaching Mental Maths From Level Five: Geometry

This booklet from National Strategies describes teaching approaches that can be used to develop mental mathematics abilities beyond level five.

This booklet covers:
* geometric reasoning (lines, angles and shapes);
* using symmetries, reflections, rotations and translations;
* enlargement...

Teaching Mental Maths From Level Five: Measures and Mensuration in Algebra

This National Strategies booklet describes teaching approaches that can be used to develop mental mathematics abilities beyond level five.

The activities described in this supplement build upon and develop activities suggested in Teaching mental mathematics from level five: algebra and are designed to...

Teaching Mental Maths From Level Five: Measures and Mensuration in Geometry

This booklet from the National Strategies describes teaching approaches that can be used to develop mental mathematics abilities beyond National Curriculum level five. The activities described in this supplement build upon and develop activities suggested in Teaching mental mathematics from level five: geometry....

Teaching Mental Maths From Level Five: Measures and Mensuration in Number

This National Strategies booklet describing teaching approaches that can be used to develop mental mathematics abilities beyond National Curriculum level five. The activities described build on and develop activities suggested in Teaching mental mathematics from level five: number.

The resource includes...

Teaching Mental Maths From Level Five: Statistics

This National Strategies booklet describing teaching approaches that can be used to develop mental mathematics in its broadest sense beyond national curriculum level five. Each area is covered by looking at teaching strategies, activities and progression charts.

This booklet looks at the Data Handling Cycle...

Teaching written calculations: guidance for teachers at Key Stages One and Two

The purpose of this booklet produced by the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA, formerly QCA) in collaboration with the National Strategies is to outline the development of written methods of calculation and to give guidance to teachers on how best to achieve this. It deals with when and how to...

Teaching written calculations: guidance for teachers at Key Stages One and Two

This booklet was designed to assist teachers in their planning. It was written for the National Strategies, but it contains really useful information on using methods for calculation.
Part 2 discusses choosing the most appropriate strategies for a range of calculations of varying degrees of difficulty....

Technical Drawing Courses in Secondary Schools: an HMI Discussion Paper

This paper gives an account of a survey, carried out by HM Inspectors in 1980-81, looking at technical drawing and other drawing office based courses in secondary schools. They also visited 11 industrial companies and 15 institutions of further and higher education to discuss their expectations of students in terms...

Technology and School Science: an HMI Enquiry

This enquiry into technology and school science was conducted by HMI. The report was published in 1985. The enquiry was concerned not only with the specific technology courses offered by science departments but also sought to obtain details of any attempts being made to develop technology across the curriculum,...

Technology for Ages 5 to 16: Proposals of the Secretary of State 1992

Following the establishment of the 1989/90 National Curriculum for Design and Technology, the Secretary of State for Education and Science and Secretary of State for Wales made proposals regarding the revision of the National Curriculum for Design and Technology.

The key proposals were:
*the number of...