Relevant Reports

An archive of reports relating to mathematics.

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2012

• Comparison of A-levels with international qualifications

  Published by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
  May 2012

• Functional skills standards in mathematics

  Ofqual has now published a review of Functional Skills Standards in Mathematics.
  April 2012

• Higher Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects

  Published by The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee 24 July 2012

• Institutional Diversity in UK Higher Education

  Published by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI)
  January 2012

• It's Different for Girls: The influence of schools

  A report by the Institute of Physics
  October 2012

• Jobs and growth: the importance of engineering skills to the UK economy

  The Royal Academy of Engineering
  Final Report published September 2012

• Mathematics in A level assessments

  A report by the Nuffield Foundation on the mathematical content of A level assessments in Business Studies, Computing, Economics, Geography, Psychology and Sociology
  Published 2012

• Mathematics within A-level science 2010 examinations

  Published by SCORE (Science Community Representing Education)
  April 2012

• Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) - Mathematics: made to measure

  Ofsted published its report, Mathematics: made to measure, on the 22 May 2012.

• Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual)

  Review into Exam Textbooks published November 2012

• Shut down or restart? The way forward for computing in UK schools.

  Published by the Royal Society
  13 January 2012

• Socioeconomic Diversity in STEM Higher Education

  Published by CaSE
  15 March 2012

• Solving the maths problem: international perspectives on mathematics education

  Published by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) February 2012.

• Tapping all our Talents

  Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics: a strategy for Scotland, published by The Royal Society of Edinburgh
  April 2012

• Teaching Statistics in British Secondary Schools

  Published by Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE)
  26 September 2012

• The administration of examinations for 15–19 year olds in England

  Published by the Education Select Committee
  June 2012

• The Degree-Course Destinations of Accepted Applicants with Physics and Mathematics A-level or Scottish Higher 2006-11

  Published by the Institute of Physics
  May 2012

• The Future of Statistics in our Schools and Colleges

  On 19 January 2012 the Royal Statistical Society, with support from the Actuarial Profession, published an important report by education specialist Roger Porkess.

2011

• 1994 Group of universities report on research

  'Mapping Research Excellence: exploring the links between research excellence and research funding policy'
  September 2011

• A World Class Mathematics Education for All Our Young People

  In 2009, Carol Vorderman was asked by David Cameron and Michael Gove to head a task force reviewing maths education. The report by the task force was published on Monday 8 August 2011.

• ACME Conference 2011

  'Mathematics 5 -19: Completing the square: Concepts and contexts, pedagogy and politics'
  Conference summary report is available now.

• Comprehensive Spending Review 2010

  Submission by the Council for the Mathematical Sciences.
  27 April 2011

• Early entry to GCSE examinations

  Published by the Department for Education 2011.

• Engineering UK 2012 – The state of engineering

  The report was the subject of a roundtable meeting at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 8 December 2011 hosted by Minister for Business and Enterprise.

• Evaluating Mathematics Pathways: Final Report

  The final report of the Evaluating Mathematics Pathways project.

• FE STEM Data Project

  Published by the Royal Academy of Engineering July 2011.

• Good practice in primary mathematics: evidence from 20 successful schools

  Published by Ofsted 13 November 2011.

• HE Mathematics Curriculum Summit

  The HE Mathematics Curriculum Summit took place at the University of Birmingham on 12 January 2011. The summit report is available now.

• Higher Education: Students at the Heart of the System. An Analysis of the Higher Education White Paper

  Date: 17 Aug 2011
  Author: John Thompson and Bahram Bekhradnia

• International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base - 2011

  A report prepared for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills

• Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom Executive Summary

  Digital technologies and mathematics education
  September 2011

• Launch of the ACME Mathematical Needs project

  ACME has published the final reports of its Mathematical Needs project.

• Mathematics Education in Europe: Common Challenges and National Policies

  Published by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
  October 2011

• Mind the Gap: Mathematics and the transition from A-levels to physics and engineering degrees

  Published by the Institute of Physics
  July 2011

• National Curriculum Review Update

  A suite of documents - setting out the evidence gathered to date by the National Curriculum review - was published by the Department for Education on 19 December 2011.

• Patterns and trends in UK higher education

  Universities UK Response to the Higher Education White Paper
  September 2011

• Peer review in scientific publications

  Eighth Report of Session 2010–12. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 July 2011.

• Report into English Baccalaureate

  Education Committee - Fifth Report published 19 July 2011.

• Respected: Technical qualifications selected for use in University Technical Colleges

  Report written by Professor Matthew Harrison with participation in the research by a panel of school leaders and advisory group drawn principally from the National Committee for 14-19 Engineering Education which is convened by The Royal Academy of Engineering 2011.

• Responses to Select Committee Peer Review report

  Published by the Science and Technology Select Comiittee 12 October 2011.

• The labour market value of STEM qualifications and occupations

  Published by the Royal Academy of Engineering July 2011.

2010

• Science and Learning Expert Group Report

  The Science and Learning Expert Group’s report, 'Science and Mathematics Secondary Education for the 21st Century', was published on 25 February 2010.

• The Postgraduate Review

  The Postgraduate Review report One Step Beyond: Making the most of postgraduate education sector published March 2010.

2009

• Ofqual - Review of Standards in GCE mathematics in 2004 and 2007

  Published March 2009

• Ofqual - The new GCSE mathematics examinations

  Findings from the monitoring of the new GCSE mathematics specifications in 2008
  published March 2009

2008

• International comparative study in Mathematics teacher training

  The first report published in April 2008.

2007

• Keeping HE Maths where it Counts

  The decline in provision of mathematical sciences courses with more moderate entry requirements: drivers and implications.
  Professor Nigel Steele, Council for the Mathematical Sciences June 2007

• Sainsbury Review of Science and Innovation

  Published by HM Treasury, 5 October 2007.

• Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014 Annual Report 2007

  Published by HM Treasury, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, July 2007.

• The Bologna Process

  Fourth Report of Session 2006–07
  Published on 30 April 2007 by authority of the House of Commons London.

2006

• Select Committee Science and Technology 10th Report

  Science Teaching in Schools printed 19 October 2006

• The Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programme Report

  Published by the Department for Education and Skills October 2006

2004

• An International Review of UK Research in Mathematics

  A Review undertaken on behalf of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Council for the Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
  Published 8 March 2004

• Making Mathematics Count

  On 24 February 2004 the long-awaited report of Adrian Smith's inquiry into mathematics education post-14 was published.