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How student attainment in maths has weathered the COVID storm: lessons from TIMSS 2023
From the Director 11/12/2024

How student attainment in maths has weathered the COVID storm: lessons from TIMSS 2023

The NCETM Director and the Director for Evaluation and Impact reflect on the latest international maths comparison tests and how this informs developments in the NCETM and the Maths Hubs Network

Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in FE GCSE Resit/FSQ Maths
From the Director 22/11/2024

Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in FE GCSE Resit/FSQ Maths

Charlie Stripp and Emma Bell explore how curriculum and assessment reform could transform the maths experience of post-16 learners

Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 2)
From the Director 15/11/2024

Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 2)

Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights continue their two-part discussion with a focus on how secondary maths assessment could be improved

Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 1)
From the Director 08/11/2024

Aligning curriculum and assessment reform with teaching for mastery in secondary maths (part 1)

Charlie Stripp and Carol Knights suggest ways in which the curriculum and assessment of secondary mathematics might be improved

Aligning curriculum reform and assessment with teaching for mastery in primary maths
From the Director 27/09/2024

Aligning curriculum reform and assessment with teaching for mastery in primary maths

Charlie Stripp and Debbie Morgan respond to a recent TES article by Peter Foulds and David Thomas regarding the primary curriculum and potential reform

Looking back on ten years of Maths Hubs
From the Director 18/09/2024

Looking back on ten years of Maths Hubs

Charlie Stripp reflects on ten years of the Maths Hubs Programme

Maths associations and why it’s good to be a member
From the Director 17/05/2024

Maths associations and why it’s good to be a member

Why you should join a maths education professional association

Why study maths at university
From the Director 08/03/2024

Why study maths at university

It’s crucial to encourage students who enjoy maths to study it at university, even if they won’t achieve top A level Maths grades

New funding for Core Maths
From the Director 22/02/2024

New funding for Core Maths

Why this is so important and how you can ensure your school or college can take advantage of it

University maths entrance tests
From the Director 16/01/2024

University maths entrance tests

How they can support maths teaching for all A level Maths students

Maths education: the present, the future, and how to get there
From the Director 08/12/2023

Maths education: the present, the future, and how to get there

An article from our Director, Charlie Stripp

Reflections on the Ofsted maths subject report
From the Director 27/10/2023

Reflections on the Ofsted maths subject report

Charlie Stripp shares his thoughts on ‘Coordinating mathematical success’