In this video discover how Core Maths has helped all students in the UTC study mathematics post-16, and the benefits that this has had.

In this video Emma Fielding- Assistant Principal at Exeter College discusses the positive impact that studying Core Maths has had on their students.   

Anthony Tomei CBE, Visiting Professor and Kings College London, speaks about the importance of retaining the mathematics that students learn at GCSE. He argues that Core Maths can help to “keep the mathematical muscles exercised” to help students as they go on to further study.

Teachers and their students share their thoughts and experiences of the Core Maths qualification. Also hear the thoughts of the Key Stage 4 Mathematics Co-ordinator and Higher Level Teaching Assistant as they discuss some of the activities students have covered throughout the course.

In this video Ian Greenaway- Non-executive Director of the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce- reveals how businesses increasingly require employees with good analytical and problem solving skills and how Core Maths can help to meet the demand.

Gloria Huijung Chu, a research fellow at the Korean Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, explains why mathematics skills are so important for students.

In this video Dr Sue Pope- Associate Head of Department at Manchester Metropolitan University- discusses how around 70% of university degrees require some level of mathematics, and how a Core Maths can help students meet these requirements.

Diane Dalby- Senior Research Fellow at the School of Educations, University of Nottingham- discussed how Core Maths can help to change attitudes towards mathematics in post-16 students.

In this video Kevin Gilmartin – Colleges Specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders- shares his perspective on Core Maths.

In this video Sue Hough- Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University- discusses how Core Maths can help students to think about real-life problems and how this can develop their mathematics skills.

Two videos on digital technology for Core Maths by Douglas Bulter. The first video summarises a task group report on technology and the second looks at ‘Finding data from interesting sources’.

Digitial technology for Core Maths 1

This resource is part of a collection of Nuffield Maths resources exploring Algebra. The demand is roughly equivalent to that in GCE A level.

In the ‘Coughs and sneezes’ resource students have to use polynomial and trigonometric functions to model the number of people suffering from a cold over several weeks...