External Reports
Reports (and letters) relating to mathematics education:
2021
Ofsted’s Research review series on mathematics (2021)
Research Report
2020
Additional mathematics papers for entry to English universities - Their role, purpose and impact, UCL Institute of Education (2020)
Final Report
Mathematics in Further Education Colleges, University of Nottingham (2020)
Final Report
Low attainment in mathematics: an investigation focusing on Year 9 pupils in England, Hodgen et al (2020)
Research Report
Pupil engagement in remote learning (Schools’ Responses to Covid-19), NFER (2020)
Research Report
Great Teaching Toolkit Evidence Review, Evidence Based Education (2020)
Research Report
Teacher labour market in England – Annual report 2020, NFER (2020)
Research Report
Mathematics in England’s Further Education Colleges: an analysis of policy enactment and practice, University of Nottingham (2020)
Interim Report 2
2019
Attitudes towards STEM subjects by gender at KS4: Evidence from LSYPE2, DfE (2019)
Research Briefing
Dynamics of data science skills: How can all sectors benefit from data science talent? Royal Society (2019)
Final Report
Review of Post-18 Education and Funding, DfE (2019)
Independent Panel Report
Mathematical Skills Working Group Report, Ofqual (2019)
Final Report
Teacher labour market in England – Annual report 2019, NFER (2019)
2019 Annual Report
Realising the potential of technology in education: A strategy for education providers and the technology industry, DfE (2019)
Final Report
Wave 6 Survey Report
Jobs are changing, so should education, Royal Society (2019)
Factsheet document
2018
Mathematics in Further Education Colleges, Noyes et al (2018)
Interim Report
Policy briefing on teachers of mathematics: recruitment, retention and development. ACME (2018)
Briefing document
Developing Great Subject Teaching - Rapid Evidence Review of Subject Specific Continuing Professional Development in the UK, Welcome Trust (2018)
Welcome Trust Report
How can we increase girls’ uptake of maths and physics A-level? IFS (2018)
Final Report
The teacher labour market in England – Shortages, subject expertise and incentives, EPI (2018)
Final Report
The employment trajectories of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics graduates, Nuffield Foundation (2018)
Final Report/Executive Summary
Improving Mathematics in Key Stages Two and Three, EEF (2018)
Final Report
Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey, DfE (2018)
Research Report
Analysis of teacher supply, retention and mobility, DfE (2018)
Final Report
Teaching, leadership and governance in Further Education, DfE (2018)
Research Report
Improving engagement and attainment in maths and English courses: insights from behavioural research, DfE (2018)
Final Report
2017
Improving Science Teacher Retention: do National STEM Learning Network professional development courses keep science teachers in the classroom? Welcome Trust (2017)
Welcome Trust report
English and maths for 16 to 18 year olds: effective teaching, DfE (2017)
Effective Teaching Report
Smith review of post-16 mathematics, DfE (2017)
Smith Report 2017
The early take-up of Core Maths: emerging findings, Homer et al (2017)
BSRLM Core Maths paper
Retention and Recruitment of Teachers, The Education Committee (2017)
Retention and Recruitment of Teachers Report
Building our Industrial Strategy - Green Paper, BEIS (2017)
Green Paper
Rethinking the Value of Advanced Mathematics Participation, Noyes & Adkins (2017)
REVAMP Report
Ad-hoc notice: Post 16 maths participation in 2015/16, DfE (2017)
Post 16 maths participation in 2015/16
2016
Analysis of ‘specialist’ and ‘non-specialist’ teaching in England, DfE (2016)
Analysis of teaching in England Report
Are we making the most of our mathematical masterminds? Innovate UK (2016)
Innovate Report
Reassessing the economic value of advanced level mathematics, Adkins M and Noyes A (2016)
BERA Paper
Report of the Independent Panel on Technical Education, DfE (2016)
Technical Education Report
Is mathematics education in England working for everyone? NFER analysis of the PISA performance of disadvantaged pupils, NFER (2016)
NFER Report
Professional learning for all teachers of mathematics, ACME (2016)
ACME PD Report
Making education your business: A practical guide to supporting STEM teaching in schools and colleges, Royal Society (2016)
Royal Society Report
Through the lens of students: how perceptions of higher education influence applicants' choices, UCAS (2016)
UCAS Report
Perceptions of A Levels, GCSEs and Other Qualifications in England – Wave 14, YouGov (2016)
YouGov Report
Improving Level 2 English and maths outcomes for 16 to 18 year olds - Literature review, Education Endowment Foundation (2016)
EEF Report
Unpacking qualification reform, UCAS (2016)
UCAS A level survey – January 2016 update
(Results of the UCAS survey on A level reform - January 2015)
The UK STEM education landscape, Royal Academy of Engineering (2016)
Royal Academy of Engineering Report
A marked improvement? EEF (2016)
Education Endowment Foundation Report
Mathematical Sciences - Driving the UK economy, CMS (2016)
CMS Report
Why your business should go back to school: How can you inspire the next STEM generation, Project Enthuse (2016)
Project Enthuse Report
Measuring up: International case studies on the teaching of quantitative methods in the social sciences, British Academy (2016)
British Academy Report
2015
State of the Nation: a review of evidence on the supply and demand of quantitative skills, British Academy (2015)
British Academy Report
Count Us In: Quantitative Skills for a New Generation, British Academy (2015)
British Academy Report
Reviewing the requirement for high level STEM skills, UK Commission for Employment and Skills (2015)
UK Commission Report
The mathematical sciences people pipeline, Council for Mathematical Sciences (2015)
CMS Report
Flipped learning, NFER and NESTA (2015)
Research Report
A level subject take up, Ofsted (2015)
Ofsted report
Making maths and English work for all - The review of what employers and learners need from the maths and English qualifications taken by young people and adults, ETF (2015)
Making maths and English work for all Report
The earnings and employment returns to A levels, London Economics (2015)
Report to the Department for Education
The Gender Agenda: STEMing the gap, Adecco (2015)
A vision for education – beyond five-year policy cycles, SSAT (2015)
Vision 2040 Report
2014
MOOCs: opportunities for their use in compulsory-age education, DfE (2014)
MOOCS Report
Mathematics after 16: the state of play, challenges and ways ahead, Josh Hillman, Nuffield Foundation (2014)
Nuffield Mathematics after 16 Report
Vision for science and mathematics education, Royal Society, (2014)
Royal Society Vision Report
Research and the Teaching Profession, BERA and RSA, (2014)
The role of research in teacher education final report
Mathematical transitions - a report on the mathematical and statistical needs of students undertaking undergraduate studies in various disciplines, Higher Education Academy, (2014)
HEA Mathematical Transitions Report
PISA 2012 Results: Creative Problem Solving: Students’ skills in tackling real-life problems (Volume V), (2014)
PISA 2012 results: Creative Problem Solving
PISA 2012 Results: England-specific overview, (2014)
PISA 2012 results: Creative Problem Solving (England)
Engineering our future - Stepping up the urgency on STEM, (2014)
CBI Report
Report of the ALCAB panel on mathematics and futher mathematics, (2014)
ALCAB Report
Cost of outcomes associated with low levels of adult numeracy in the UK, Pro Bono Economics, (2014)
Report for National Numeracy
2013
The Supply of and demand for High-Level STEM skills, UK Commission for Employment and Skills (2013)
UKCES Evidence Report
Empowering teachers: success for learners, ACME (2013).
Empowering teachers: success for learners report
Closing Doors: Exploring gender and subject choice in schools, IoP (2013).
Institute of Physics report
Report from the expert panel on core mathematics, (2013).
Report from the expert panel on core mathematics
Fit for Purpose? The view of the higher education sector, teachers and employers on the suitability of A levels, Ofqual (2013).
Fit for Purpose report
Independent Chair's report on the review of current GCE 'specification content' within subject criteria: A report to Ofqual, Smith, M. (2013).
Prof Mark Smith's report
A world full of data: Statistics opportunities across A-level subjects, Royal Statistical Society and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (2013)
A world full of data: Statistics opportunities across A-level subjects
Evaluation of the Mathematics Specialist Teacher (MaST) Programme, NFER (2013).
Research Report
The Employment Equation: Why our young people need more maths for today's jobs, Sutton Trust. (2013).
The Employment Equation: Why our young people need more maths for today's jobs
Financial education in schools, Gillie (2013).
Financial education in schools
Schools' use of early entry to GCSE examinations, Ofsted (2013).
Ofsted report
A level reform: Position statement, ACME (2013).
ACME's response
ACME's response to the consultation on the draft programmes of study for the National Curriculum, ACME (2013).
ACME's response
The mathematics skills of school children : How does England compare to the high performing East Asian jurisdictions?, Institute of Education (2013)
Working Paper - The mathematics skills of school children
Towards universal participation in post-16 mathematics : lessons from high-performing countries, Nuffield Foundation (2013)
Towards universal participation in post-16 mathematics : lessons from high-performing countries.
2012
Measuring the Economic Benefits of Mathematical Science Research in the UK, Deloitte (2012)
Deloitte Report
Subject progression from GCSE to AS Level and continuation to A Level , DfE (2012)
Subject progression report
Post-16 Mathematics: increasing provision and participation, ACME (2012)
Post-16 Mathematics: increasing provision and participation
Planning for success, ACME (2012)
Planning for success
Raising the bar: developing able young mathematicians, ACME (2012)
Raising the bar: developing able young mathematicians
Third evaluation report for the Mathematics Linked Pair GCSEs (2012)
Mathematics Linked Pair GCSEs
Jobs and growth: the importance of engineering skills to the UK economy, Royal Academy of Engineering (2012)
Jobs and growth: the importance of engineering skills to the UK economy Report
Higher Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, Lords Science and Technology Select Committee (2012)
Lords Science and Technology Select Committee Report
Using Realistic Mathematics Education in UK Classrooms, Dickinson and Hough (2012)
Using Realistic Mathematics Education in UK Classrooms
Evaluation Report on the RME Pilot Project at Manchester Metropolitan University, CEM - Durham University (2012)
RME Pilot Project Evaluation Report
The administration of examinations for 15-19 year olds in England, Education Select Committee (2012)
Education Select Committee Report
MEI Review of Mathematics in Other Subjects at Level 3, MEI (2012)
Review of Mathematics in Other Subjects at Level 3 Report
Finance Baccalaureate research project, King Edward VI College Stourbridge [with input from MEI] (2012).
Finance Baccalaureate research project Report
Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research: National Student Survey Discipline Report, Higher Education Academy (2012)
HEA National Student Survey Report
Mathematics: Made to measure, Ofsted (2012)
Ofsted's Made to measure Report
International Comparisons in Senior Secondary Assessment, Ofqual (2012)
Ofqual’s International Comparison Study
Mathematics in A level assessments: A report on the mathematical content of A level assessments in Business Studies, Computing, Economics, Geography, Psychology and Sociology , Nuffield Foundation (2012)
Mathematics in A level assessments Nuffield Report
Mathematics within A-level science 2010 examinations, SCORE (2012)
Mathematics in Science SCORE Report
The independent evaluation of the pilot of the linked pair of GCSEs in mathematics (MLP): Second Interim Report, DfE (2012)
Second Interim Report
ACME response to the report by the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum Review, ACME (2012)
ACME response
The Future of Statistics
in our Schools and Colleges, Royal Statistical Society and The Actuarial Profession - authored by Roger Porkess (2012)
The Future of Statistics
in our Schools and Colleges Report
Solving the maths problem: international perspectives on mathematics education, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)- authored by Emma Norris (2012)
Solving the maths problem Report
2011
The labour market value of STEM qualifications and occupations, an analysis for the Royal Academy of Engineering, Greenwood C, Harrison M and Vignoles A (2011)
Royal Academy of Engineering Report
The independent evaluation of the pilot of the linked pair of GCSEs in mathematics - First interim report, DfE (2011)
Interim Report
The Framework for the National Curriculum - A report by the Expert Panel for the National Curriculum review, DfE (2011)
The Framework for the National Curriculum Report
Financial Education & the Curriculum, All Party Parliamentary Group (2011)
Financial Education & the Curriculum Final Report
Good Timing - Implementing STEM careers strategy in secondary schools, Centre for Education and Industry, University of Warwick (2011)
Good Timing Report
Early entry to GCSE examinations, DfE (2011)
DfE Report
Digital technologies and mathematics education, Joint Mathematical Council (2011)
Full JMC Report Executive Summary
A world-class mathematics education
for all our young people, Mathematics Taskforce (2011)
Mathematics Taskforce Report
Mind the Gap - Mathematics and the transition from A-levels to physics
and engineering degrees, IoP (2011)
Mind the Gap Report
Michael Gove speech to the Royal Society
on maths and science (2011)
Michael Gove Royal Society Speech
Academic rigour and social mobility, Truss (2011)
Centre Forum Report
Mathematical Needs - ACME (2011)
Summary
Mathematics in the workplace and in Higher Education
The Mathematical Needs of Learners
Evaluating Mathematics Pathways - Final Report, DfE (2011)
Evaluating Mathematics Pathways - Final Report
Early and Multiple Entry to GCSE Mathematics - ACME (2011)
ACME Position Paper
Evaluation of the Further Mathematics Support Programme - Report on Phase 2, CEM Centre, University of Durham (2011)
Report on Phase 2
Maths and science education: the supply of high achievers at A level, DfE (2011)
DfE Report
Review of Vocational Education - The Wolf Report, Alison Wolf (2011)
The Wolf Report
'State of the nation' - preparing for the transfer from school and college science and mathematics education to UK STEM higher education, Royal Society (2011)
State of the Nation Report webpage
Informed choices - A Russell Group guide to making decisions about post-16 education, Russell Group (2011)
Informed Choices Report
2010
MoreMathsGrads HE Curriculum Theme, Robinson, Challis, Thomlinson (2010)
Report Outline Page
Could do better: Using international comparisons to refine the National Curriculum in England, Cambridge Assessment (2010)
Could do better Paper
Research Project: FE and Skills STEM Data, BIS/RAEng (2010)
Project Report
Is the UK an outlier? An international comparison of upper secondary mathematics education, Nuffield Foundation (2010)
Nuffield Foundation Report
Widening Participation in Mathematics, NCETM (2010)
NCETM Project Report
The Importance of Teaching: The Schools White Paper 2010, Department for Education (2010)
DfE White Paper
Draft Response by London Mathematical Society
Evaluation of the Further Mathematics Support Programme - Interim Report on Phase 2, CEM Centre, University of Durham (2010)
Interim Report on Phase 2
Fulfilling potential: The business role in education, CBI (2010)
CBI Report
Could do better: Using international comparisons to refine the National Curriculum in England, Cambridge Assessment (2010)
Cambridge Assessment Report
Early and Repeated Presentation for GCSE Mathematics, Mathematical Association (2010)
MA Position Paper
Finnish pupils' success in mathematics, Ofsted (2010)
Ofsted Report
Letter from ACME to Michael Gove (Secretary of State, DfE) (2010)
Letter from ACME
Letter from the Council for Mathematical Sciences to Ed Balls in support of AEA (2010)
Letter from the CMS
2009
Newton's Mechanics: Who Needs it? Savage and Stripp (2009)
Newton's Mechanics Report
The new GCSE mathematics examinations - Findings from the monitoring of the new
GCSE mathematics specifications in 2008, Ofqual (2009)
Ofqual Report
Review of standards in GCE mathematics in 2004 and 2007, Ofqual (2009)
Ofqual Report
2008
Studying STEM: what are the barriers? IET (2008)
Studying STEM: what are the barriers?
Relative difficulty of examinations in different subjects, Coe et al (2008)
Relative difficulty of examinations in different subjects
The hard truth about 'soft' subjects, Policy Exchange (2008)
The hard truth about 'soft' subjects
A 'state of the nation' report, The Royal Society (2008)
State of the nation
Mathematics: understanding the score, OFSTED (2008)
Mathematics: understanding the score
2007
Report of the Nuffield/MEI seminar (2007)
Mathematics to Key Stage 4: Meeting the needs of all abilities
The relationship between A-level grade and
GCSE grade by subject, Cambridge Assessment (2007)
Cambridge Assessment Report
Evaluation of participation in A level mathematics: Final report, QCA (2007)
Evaluation of participation in A level mathematics
More mathematically competent undergraduates - Porkess (2007)
More mathematically competent undergraduates
MEI support for mathematics at university - Lee and Porkess (2007)
MEI support for mathematics at university
Attracting the best students of mathematics into engineering - report of the MEI/IET Joint Conference (2007)
Attracting the best students of mathematics into engineering
2006
Further Mathematics Network, initial evaluation report, CEM Centre, University of Durham (2006)
Further Mathematics Network, initial evaluation report
The supply and demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills in the UK economy, DfES (2006)
The supply and demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills in the UK economy
The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programme Report, DfES/DTI (2006)
STEM Programme Report
Evaluation of participation in A level mathematics, Matthews and Pepper (2006)
Evaluation of participation in A level mathematics
Evaluating mathematics provision for 14-19 year olds, OFSTED (2006)
Evaluating mathematics provision for 14-19 year olds
A degree of concern? UK first degrees in science, technology and mathematics, Royal Society (2006)
A degree of concern? UK first degrees in science, technology and mathematics
Pre-2006
Double Award GCSE Mathematics Exemplification: MEI work building on ideas presented in the report "Delivering Curriculum Pathways in Mathematics" (2005)
MEI work on Double Award GCSE Mathematics Exemplification
Delivering Curriculum Pathways in Mathematics: MEI paper for QCA (2005)
Delivering Curriculum Pathways in Mathematics
Making mathematics count, Smith (2004)
Making mathematics count
14-19 curriculum and qualifications reform - final report on the working group on 14-19 reform, Tomlinson (2004)
14-19 curriculum and qualifications reform
Science and innovation investment framework 2004-2014, HM Treasury (2004)
Science and innovation investment framework
Mathematics in the university education of engineers, Kent and Noss (2003)
Mathematics in the university education of engineers
SET for success: the supply of people with science, technology and mathematics skills, Roberts (2002)
Final report of Sir Gareth Roberts' review
Inquiry into A level standards - final report, Tomlinson (2002)
Inquiry into A level standards
Inside the Black Box:
Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment, Black and Wiliam (2001)
Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment
Measuring the Mathematics Problem, Hawkes and Savage (2000)
Measuring the Mathematics Problem
Tackling the Mathematics Problem, LMS (1995)
Tackling the Mathematics Problem
MEI Structured Mathematics Five Years on, MEI (1995)
Five Years on (20.1MB)
Cockcroft report (1982)
Cockcroft report
Education England Document Archive
Historic documents, reports and books dating back to 1825
Document Archive
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