Collins maths festival

Mathematics teaching has evolved over many years and of course changes somewhat as the assessment process changes. Those of us involved over the last 30 years in both teaching and assessing mathematics have seen the pendulum swing in different directions! Read More

The opening comments in my blog of Monday about delivering the Foundation Tier, were from Mr Gove's announcement concerning the outcome of the consultation over the revision of the Mathematics GCSE syllabus. Although the text itself may not be familiar I am sure that the ideas expressed certainly are not: broader, deeper content; more contact time. Read More