Maths and Science Education: the Supply of High Achievers at A Level
This paper, from the Department of Education (DfE), presented a comprehensive set of statistical analyses building up a picture of the production function for the supply of young people in England with good A levels in mathematics and science. In this way, the questions addressed are focused towards high attainers in these subjects,…
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…
Subject Progression from GCSE to AS Level and Continuation to A Level
This report, by the Department for Education, provides an analysis of the proportion of students taking GCSE and progressing to AS Level in the same subject (that is, progression rates), focussing on English Baccalaureate subject areas. The report then follows the same cohort through from AS to full A level achievement. Data…
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…
Add-ons
Add-ons are part of the T5 (‘Targeting level 5’) pack. There are twelve Add-ons, each covering one of the major areas of mathematics drawn from the level 4–6 Key Stage Three National Curriculum test papers, with a particular emphasis on those areas crucial for achieving level 5. Each Add-on includes four to seven…
Early Entry to GCSE Examinations
This paper, from the Department of Education, presents statistical information on the difference in final grades between those students who are entered early for GCSE examinations and those who are not. The potential impacts associated with early entry are highlighted for consideration, by those responsible for the decision, on whether…
Assessing Pupils' Progress: Standards Files
APP Standards Files exemplify student work at different levels. Each Standards File includes: • examples of evidence generated from students’ work in science, which have been assessed to exemplify the APP approach and show national standards • commentary on the evidence for each AF, which leads to a summative…
Assessing Pupils' Progress: Teachers’ Handbook
Guidance for teachers on the thinking behind the use of Assessing Pupils Progress (APP) in secondary science at Key Stage Three. This handbook stresses the 'periodic' nature of the assessment possible using APP, as opposed to day-to-day and transitional assessments. Contents This booklet contains information for teachers…
Assessing Pupils' Progress: Guidelines and Criteria
Part of the Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP) collection, these resources present the criteria for assessing progress in students’ understanding of science at Key Stage Three. Structure These guidelines/criteria are to help teachers assess progress in students’ work across five strands of assessment called Assessment…
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…
Section Three: Handling Data Lessons
These lessons, from the Targeting Level 4 programme by the National Strategies, are designed to support teachers working with year seven students who need to consolidate work at level three and extend into level four. The lessons, which are quite detailed, focus on teaching strategies to address the stated learning objectives. They…
Section Three: Shape and Space Lessons
The lessons, from the Targeting Level 4 programme by the National Strategies, are designed to support teachers working with year seven students who need to consolidate work at level three and extend into level four. The lessons, which are quite detailed, focus on teaching strategies to address the stated learning objectives. They…
Section Three: Number Lessons
These lessons, from the Targeting Level 4 programme by the National Strategies, are designed to support teachers working with year seven students who need to consolidate work at level three and extend into level four. The lessons, which are quite detailed, focus on teaching strategies to address the stated learning objectives. They…
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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Interactive Teaching Programs 1
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 group of ITPs cover: *Area allows students to colour in cells…
Sample Plans for Low Attainers
A set of sample plans from the National Strategies looking at number, algebra, geometry and measures. Each sample plan identifies the required prior knowledge, suitable teaching approaches, list of resources and the expected learning outcomes. The resources to implement the lessons accompany the plans as word documents than can…
Guidance Notes for Planning Materials
These materials, from the National Strategies, have been written to support a mathematics teacher in a mainstream classroom working with one or a number of students that are working at or below level three. Students working at level three and below can access relatively sophisticated concepts and make links between them if they…
Sections One and Two: Introduction to Targeting Level Four and Planning Support
These publications from the National Strategies gives an overview of the resources for year 7 intervention and rationale behind them. The Year 7 intervention plan builds key elements of the Key Stage 2 programme of study into the Year 7 yearly teaching programme and illustrates where the new materials in this file and other resources…
Section Three: Algebra Lessons
The Algebra lessons, from the Targeting Level 4 programme by the National Strategies, are designed to support teachers working with year seven students who need to consolidate work at level three and extend into level four. The lessons, which are quite detailed, focus on teaching strategies to address the stated learning objectives.…
Section Four: Consolidation Lessons
These 12 revision lessons on topics that many students will have met before are, with some of the detailed content. 1. Place value, addition and subtraction Use standard column procedures to add and subtract whole numbers. 2. Multiplication Multiply and divide integers and decimals mentally by 10, 100 and 1000, and explain…
Proportional Reasoning Transition Lessons
These transition lessons from the National Strateigies have been developed to support transfer from middle to upper schools but will also support year-on-year transition in Key Stage Three for all secondary schools. Three pairs of transition lessons are available: • Fractions, decimals and percentages, two lessons towards…
Standards Files
The current Standards files from the National Strategies are based on work planned and assessed in relation to the 1999 National Curriculum programme of study. A new set of Standards files based on the 2008 National Curriculum were in production, but this set will provide useful guidance on making Assessing Pupils' Progress…
Year Nine Geometrical Reasoning Mini-pack
This unit on geometrical reasoning from the National Strategies aims to make a significant contribution to the development of teaching and learning of geometrical reasoning. It was planned for the end of Year Nine in order to provide an opportunity to draw together students’ existing geometrical knowledge within a more rigorous…
Year Nine Proportional Reasoning Mini-pack
This unit from the National Strategies is a sequel to the Year Eight multiplicative relationships unit. It provides an opportunity to revise, consolidate and extend ideas introduced in Year Eight and to make links to other mathematical strands, particularly shape and space. Making such links, especially with visual contexts, can…