A World-class Mathematics Education for All our Young People
This report was the result of a request to Carol Vorderman from David Cameron and Michael Gove for advice on mathematics education at the time the Conservative Party was in opposition. A small voluntary task force was formed and worked with organisations and individuals (including students and parents) in the course of the completion…
Second Report of the Independent Review of Teachers' Standards
This report sets out the recommendations of an independent Review of Teachers’ Standards, chaired by Sally Coates. The review was launched by the Secretary of State in March 2011 with a remit to review the existing framework of professional standards for teachers. The Review Group comprises excellent teachers, head teachers…
Scientific Enquiry and its Place in the National Curriculum
This is a report of a SCORE workshop held in September 2011 at the Royal Society to explore the place of scientific enquiry in the national curriculum. The report summarises the main issues raised and describes the views of the participants. The workshop was chaired by Libby Steele, Head of Education at the Royal Society. The group…
Aspects of Primary Education: the Teaching and Learning of Science
Published in 1989 by Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI), this report looks at the changes in science teaching from the mid-seventies to the late-eighties and discusses how further improvements could be achieved. It is based on observations made by HMI during the inspection of 300 primary schools in England, and from evidence about…
Design and Technology: the National Curriculum - Key Stages 1-4 (1999)
The 1999 edition of the Design and Technology National Curriculum included set out clearly the programmes of study and attainment targets for Key Stages One to Four. It sets out the importance of design and technology education to students' performance across the curriculum in promoting social, moral and cultural development…
Tackling Obesity
With childhood obesity rising, this programme from Teachers TV looks at how schools can tackle the issues surrounding the problem. Addressing whether schools should help to identify children at risk of obesity, the programme looks at the results of a new law in Arkansas, which allows the state's schools to directly contact…
The School Curriculum
This report from the Department of Education and Science published in March 1981 sets out the governments recommendations for the school curriculum for the 5-16 age range as a result of several years of public discussion and government consultation. This report predates, but would have influenced the content of, the National Curriculum. The…
Craft, Design and Technology from 5 to 16 (Curriculum Matters 9): 1987
Produced in 1987, this document written by the Department for Education and Science and HM Inspectorate was intended to stimulate a professional debate and to contribute to reaching national agreement about the objectives and content of the school craft, design and technology curriculum of the time. Context The Government had…
Knowledge and Understanding of Science: Electricity and Magnetism
The Knowledge and understanding guide: electricity and magnetism provides background scientific knowledge and understanding for teachers. It is not intended or suitable for direct use with students. It comprises eleven sections which could each be the focus of an individual study session. Each section develops teachers' background…
Knowledge and Understanding of Science: Genetics and Ecology
The Knowledge and understanding of science guide: genetics and ecology was published in 1994 by School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (the body which took over the responsibilities for the curriculum from National Curriculum Council). It provides background scientific knowledge and understanding for teachers. It is not intended…
Knowledge and Understanding of Science: Chemical Changes
The resource for teachers Knowledge and understanding of science: chemical changes, published in 1994 by the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority, (taking over the responsibilities for the curriculum from the National Curriculum Council), provides background scientific knowledge and understanding for teachers. It is not intended…
Knowledge and Understanding of Science: Energy
The Knowledge and understanding guide: energy provides background scientific knowledge and understanding for teachers. It is not intended or suitable for direct use with students. It comprises nine sections which could each be the focus of an individual study session. Each section develops teachers' background understanding…
Knowledge and Understanding of Science: Forces
The Knowledge and understanding guide: forces provides background scientific knowledge and understanding for teachers. It is not intended or suitable for direct use with students. It comprises nine sections which could each be the focus of an individual study session. Each includes ‘tasks’, ‘discussions’,…
General
This selection of spreadsheets, designed by the Primary National Strategies to aid teaching and learning, tackles a variety of topics. 4 numbers has a two by two grid with the sums of the columns and rows shown. The task is to find out what the numbers in the grid are. There are three levels of difficulty. Teacher guidance is…
General Number
This selection of spreadsheets, designed by the Primary National Strategies to aid teaching and learning, tackles number in a variety of ways. Number grid generator has three spreadsheets and a guidance file. They allow numbers to be generated, by choosing a start number and a step, that can be used in a variety of ways to spot…
Data, Graphs, Charts, Measures and Money
This selection of spreadsheets, designed by the Primary National Strategies to aid teaching and learning, tackles data, graphs, charts, measures and money, in a variety of ways. Carroll diagram allows either shapes or numbers to be dragged into an either one or two criteria table. The criteria can be selected and the results…
Place Value, Rounding, Estimation, Fractions, Percentages and Decimals.
This selection of spreadsheets, designed by the Primary National Strategies to aid teaching and learning, tackles place value, rounding, estimation, fractions, percentages and decimals, in a variety of ways. Place value dots shows the visual representation of a chosen number up to 999, in hundreds, tens and units. The number…
Addition and Subtraction
This selection of spreadsheets, designed by the Primary National Strategies to aid teaching and learning, tackles addition and subtraction in a variety of ways. Number line counting shows a number line of ten places, numbers between 0 and 99 can be chosen. The numbers on the line can be hidden or revealed. Counting stick shows…
Multiplication and Division
This selection of spreadsheets, designed by the Primary National Strategies to aid teaching and learning, tackles multiplication and division in a variety of ways. The five Multiplication and division facts spreadsheets have a four by four blank multiplication table that generates random numbers and multiplies them to fill the…
Interactive Teaching Programs 5
Interactive Teaching Programs (ITPs) are an ICT-based tool developed by the National Strategies to support the teaching of key concepts in mathematics. Where available, manuals which describe how the ITP works and could be used are posted as separate files. *Ruler displays an on-screen ruler which can be used to measure lines…
Interactive Teaching Programs 4
Interactive Teaching Programs (ITPs) are an ICT-based tool developed by the National Strategies to support the teaching of key concepts in mathematics. Where available, manuals which describe how the ITP works and could be used are posted as separate files. This section includes: *Number spinners generates random numbers using…
Interactive Teaching Programs 3
Interactive Teaching Programs (ITPs) are an ICT-based tool developed by the National Strategies to support the teaching of key concepts in mathematics. Where available, manuals which describe how the ITP works and could be used are posted as separate files. The ITPs here are: *Moving digits allows students to demonstrate the…
Interactive Teaching Programs 2
Interactive Teaching Programs (ITPs) are an ICT-based tool developed by the National Strategies to support the teaching of key concepts in mathematics. Where available, manuals which describe how the ITP works and could be used are posted as separate files. This section includes ITPs that cover: *Division grid models long division…
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Mathematical Challenges for Able Pupils in Key Stages One and Two
This book of challenges for more able students from the National Numeracy Strategy contains puzzles and problems. These are accessible to a wide range of students. There are three parts covering Years One and Two, Years Three and Four, and Years Five and Six. The problems are intended to challenge students and extend their thinking.…
Reasoning About Numbers, with Challenges and Simplifications
This booklet from the National Numeracy Strategy was written to help students: • solve mathematical problems or puzzles, recognise and explain patterns and relationships, generalise and predict; • explain methods and reasoning orally and in writing; • suggest extensions by asking ‘What if …?’ All…
Report on the STEM Mapping Review 2004
The purpose of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Mapping Review, published by the Department for Education in 2004, was broadly to: • investigate whether STEM initiatives currently being taken forward address the concerns raised about the decline in demand of university places in STEM. •…
Teaching Children to Calculate Mentally
This publication has been adapted from Teaching mental calculation strategies – guidance for teachers at Key Stages One and Two, produced in 1999 by the National Numeracy Strategy and Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (now QCDA). Its overall aim is to assist teachers’ planning by: • listing the number facts…
Shape and Space Activities
The activities in this booklet are intended to help students visualise and describe shapes and their properties. The purpose of the activities is to encourage students to picture things in their mind and use mathematical vocabulary to describe them, this was a key feature of the National Numeracy Strategy. The booklet contains…
Problem solving with EYFS, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two Children
These three resources, from the National Strategies, focus on solving problems. Logic problems and puzzles was designed to help students become proficient problem solvers in mathematics and identifies the strategies students might draw upon and use to solve them, and the learning approaches teachers can plan to use. There…
Mathematical Vocabulary
The purpose of this book, from the National Numeracy Strategy, is to identify the words and phrases that students need to understand and use if they are to make good progress in mathematics. It was designed to support the National Numeracy Strategy alongside the Framework for Teaching Mathematics. There are four pages of vocabulary…
Mathematical Challenges for Able Pupils in Key Stages One and Two
This book of challenges for more able students from the National Numeracy Strategy contains puzzles and problems. These are accessible to a wide range of students. There are four separate files covering Years One and Two, Years Three and Four, and Years Five and Six and the solutions. The problems are intended to challenge students…
Primary National Strategy 'Securing Level' Materials
These materials, from the Primary National Strategy, are intended to support teachers in ensuring that as many students as possible make the progress necessary to reach specific National Curriculum levels in mathematics. The guidance identifies key areas of learning that students need to secure in order to attain that level, key…