Championing maths education research across the UK and beyond.

Joined June 2020
The Observatory for Mathematical Education have released their RoME 2025 report. A treasure trove of data, including national statistics, trend analysis and Primary/Secondary/Advanced longitudinal cohort study analysis. Lots to digest! #MathsEd #MathsEdResearch
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New white paper on Post-16 Education and Skills with 'a new approach to continued study of maths' - low grade 3 or below to study a new stepping stone qualification in Year 12. assets.publishing.service.go…
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We are pleased to share the second President Report by MA President Prof Paul Glaister CBE: Curriculum and assessment review and reform: evolution or revolution? Read it here: buff.ly/USntts0 @p_glaister
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A new report on 'Motivations of Year 12 students for choosing A level Mathematics', shows that students chose the subject at A level to benefit their future study and work, even though most don't plan to actually go on to study 'maths'! nottingham.ac.uk/observatory… #MathsEdResearch
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✨ AMiE – the Association for Mathematics in Education – is coming. The countdown to launch is on - and with it, the start of an exciting new chapter for our community. Launching 1st December. Read more here: buff.ly/lBx31bc
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New vacancy in @LboroDME as Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Cognition. vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_… Person specification - Essential criteria: Relevant PhD and/or graduate qualification in psychology. Evidence of research and/or academic activity in Psychology.
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Level 3 results day - JCQ data. A positive story that might get lost in the A Level headlines - Core Maths numbers show a large increase after entries being static for the past 5 years. Over 15k now take the subject and more females, than males.
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Breaking news - Ofqual data shows expected rise in entries for A level Maths and Further Maths in 2025. Also a rise in AS Further Maths. Over 100k students for the second consecutive year. gov.uk/government/statistics… #MathsEd
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For GCSE there is a higher percentage of entries in Maths and English from Year 12 and above.
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New research from the maths observatory on: Transition to university mathematics. Nine themes and seven highlights including on curriculum, confidence, coding and learning techniques. Around 53.5% had A level Further Maths. nottingham.ac.uk/observatory… #MathsEd #MathsEdResearch
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Final report from @mathshorizons has now been published - mathshorizons.uk/reports Lots of consultation and large-scale polling from Public First. Key summary attached and read about the headlines in multiple Sunday newspaper articles. #MathsEd #MathsEdResearch
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New report from @mathshorizons on 'How England should reform maths education for the age of AI' with 7 recommendations across 3 areas: mathshorizons.uk/reports #MathsEd #MathsEdResearch
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New from @EduPolicyInst Teachers in disadvantaged schools are increasingly less likely to have a relevant degree, particularly in STEM subjects, with the proportion of lessons taught by teachers with a relevant degree in disadvantaged schools declining by 11 percentage points...
📊NEW: Disadvantage gaps in the teaching workforce We examined 3 critical aspects of workforce characteristics: experience, subject expertise, & stability (including turnover &staff absences), comparing the most& least affluent school quintiles (by free school meal eligibility).
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New teacher recruitment and retention in 2025 report authored by @profbeckyallen @miss_mcinerney @timohannay @TeacherTapp Would be great to see more insights within maths. teachertapp.com/uk/publicati…
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New research from the maths observatory on: Key Stage 3 teachers of mathematics. Five themes and five highlights including who is teaching maths, their enjoyment, agency, workload and professional development. nottingham.ac.uk/observatory… #MathsEd #MathsEdResearch
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The short @MEIMaths news post on changes to @Advanced_Maths in January said 'More detailed information will be shared in the coming weeks'. Has there been any further update ahead of it being April next week? #MathsEd
New from @FT - Dismay at plan to cut back A-level maths support programme: ft.com/content/aca9722c-27f7…
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