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Vanessa Pittard Mathematics education 20 NCETM Digital Technologies Conference, 27 February 2013

Vanessa Pittard Mathematics education 20 NCETM Digital Technologies Conference, 27 February 2013. The growing importance of maths.

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Vanessa Pittard Mathematics education 20 NCETM Digital Technologies Conference, 27 February 2013

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  1. Vanessa Pittard Mathematics education20 NCETM Digital Technologies Conference, 27 February 2013

  2. The growing importance of maths “We estimate that of those entering higher education in any year, some 330,000 would benefit from recent experience of studying some mathematics (including statistics) at a level beyond GCSE, but fewer than 125,000 have done so”. “Employers emphasised the importance of people having studied mathematics at a higher level than they will actually use. That provides them with the confidence and versatility to use mathematics in the many unfamiliar situations that occur at work”. “Working with mathematical models, which people need to be able to understand, interpret, interrogate and use advantageously, is becoming commonplace. The use of quantitative data is now omnipresent and informs workplace practice”.

  3. The growing importance of maths Elizabeth Truss, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare, 17 January 2013: “No longer can these skills be considered a minority pursuit – maths has gone mass market … We need to do more to make sure children speak that language…Within a decade the vast majority of young people will be studying maths right through to 18”

  4. TIMSS 2011 - aged 10 and 14 Significant increases to 2007 Significant difference in 2003-07

  5. A further challenge – post-16

  6. Inclusion in mathematics • PISA 2009 - the gap in achievement between boys and girls in England was one of the widest in the world – with boys 20 points ahead, equivalent to around half a year of formal schooling. • Girls rate their ability in maths as lower than that of boys as early as the first year of primary school, even when their actual performance does not differ from that of boys • The attainment gap between FSM pupils and the rest is wider in maths than in English, history, or the sciences- 46 per cent of FSM pupils achieve GCSE maths at A* to C, compared with 70 per cent of the rest of the pupil population. • For those going on to A Level, comprehensive school students are half as likely to study maths as those in the independent and grammar sectors, yet are equally likely to study history or English.

  7. Aims of mathematics curriculum • become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time. • reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language • solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions. • coherence with content in other subjects - links across to science, computing and geography; Financial literacy in citizenship

  8. Primary mathematics • higher expectation overall • fewer things in more depth– pupilsbuild firm foundations and are not accelerated to content expected in secondary school. • conceptual development of number addressed in detail 9

  9. Secondary mathematics • higher expectation overall • consolidating understanding - Key Stage 3 builds on Key Stage 2 • mathematics set out in more detail than current National Curriculum – with less specification of generic skills • preparing young people for further study post-16 as well as for work and personal life 10

  10. What about post-16? Elizabeth Truss, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare, 17 January 2013: “Countries with higher maths uptake between 16 and 18 tend to offer mid-level qualifications at this age – what I describe as core maths – effectively as an alternative to A Level... We need a range of approved qualifications that can provide rigorous, respected mathematical options for 16- to 19-year-olds who have achieved at least C at GCSE.”

  11. Digital technology - opportunity For schools, teachers and pupils: • Access to devices • Mobility and connectivity • Interfaces and design • User skills Educational technology: • Better evidence base to inform developments • Greater sophistication e.g. intuitive interfaces; use of data • More ‘mainstream’

  12. Thank you Vanessa Pittard 20 NCETM Digital Technologies Conference, 27 February 2013

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