This Standards Unit: Improving Learning in Mathematics book explains the underlying principles behind the development of the 'Active Learning' approaches in the materials. The Standards Unit: Improving Learning in Mathematics resources were produced as a response to the Smith report. The resources use "Active...

Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the theme of embedding functional skills.

Derwen College is a specialist residential college which delivers a wide range of vocational courses to students with learning difficulties and disabilities. While undertaking...

This collection of resource materials from the National Strategies focuses on important ideas and processes which underpin a sound understanding of mathematical thinking and reasoning in the key areas of proportional reasoning, linear equations, geometrical thinking and handling data.  ...

This HMSO resource from her Majesty’s Inspectors was one of a series intended to stimulate discussion and debate within the teaching profession. Published in 1979 following a two year survey, it was seen that mathematics was given a high profile by teachers but...

The Reception materials from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT) which include the overall philosophy of the programme, OHP transparencies and copymasters from the English version of an Hungarian original which was produced for kindergartens in Hungary. The lesson plans do not cover all of the...

Published in February 2015, this evaluation, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), assessed the impact of Mathematics Mastery on pupils in Year 7, after the programme had been implemented in schools for one year, with a view of schools continuing the approach until it was in place across the whole...

A report by Science Community Representing Education (SCORE) designed to address the growing concern across the science community about the use of mathematical assessments in science qualifications.

SCORE’s overall objective for this project was to gather evidence on the type, extent and difficulty of...

Cross-curricular work can be incredibly powerful, both in terms of student outcomes and staff Continuing Professional Development. However, it is easy to contemplate, but far more difficult to deliver. Effective planning is the key. At King James’s School, near Huddersfield, members of the mathematics and science...

This study, published in 2006, examined the deployment of science and mathematics teachers and support staff in maintained secondary schools in England. The research was conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) on the behalf of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) during the...

This collection of STEM education reports explores mathematics education Post 16. The reports include:

• Post-16 Mathematics by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME), which responds to Michael Gove’s speech at the Royal Society in June 2011.
• Understanding the UK Mathematics...

This collection of STEM education reports explores mathematics professional development. The reports include:

• Researching Effective CPD in Mathematics Education - The aim of this project was to provide advice, guidance and recommendations to be used by NCETM to inform future planning, as well as to...

This collection contains a variety of reports published by a number of organisations comparing mathematical performance across countries. The reports include:

• Primary Problems - a First Curriculum for Mathematics, produced by Politeia, which responds to the developments in the educational reform of...

This is a great resource for providing underpinning mathematical knowledge for A level computer science. It is broken down into topics so could be used in small sessions to reinforce understanding. Set theory, numbers, cardinality, cartesian product, regular expressions, vectors and dot product, functions and Big O...

Published by LSIS, this is a case study from the City of Bristol College. It looks at a programme to set up a collaboration with local schools, Nottingham University and local businesses to enhance the professional development of staff and offer new learning experiences for students studying mathematics. The aim...

A collection of three resources exploring the mathematics used in air travel. Students explore: *Scheduling of aircraft, the construction of timetables and dealing with time zone differences. *Scheduling pilots, using formulae to calculate the working time of pilots. *The use of formulae to calculate flight charges...