Over four hundred teachers and lecturers attended this year's Annual Conference of The Mathematical Association.
"maths-gcse-a" is being set up to provide a forum for mathematics teachers at secondary level. Messages sent to the list may cover the following topics (this list is far from exhaustive):
1997 saw the publication of two important documents with many implications for teaching in the next century. PASS Maths has added its voice to the subsequent debates.
PASS Maths was there.
PASS Maths responds to The Dearing Report and the Government's consultation paper Connecting the Learning Society.
We were able to have a stand at BETT this year, kindly provided by UCLES, one of our sponsors.
PASS Maths stand at BETT
Thanks to those of you who came along to see us.
Following publication of The Dearing Report a colloquium was held in London to discuss its implications for information technology. Steve Lay writes a report on the main outcomes of the meeting.
At the end of July, only days after the publication of the Dearing report the Computers in Teaching Initiative held a conference to examine the implications for information technology in higher education (HE). Inevitably there are implications for the schools sector too.
This year's A-level results were rightly hailed as a great success, showing overall increases in numbers taking the exams and a small increase in the proportion of candidates gaining a pass (grades A-E).
In an encouraging statement by the Joint Forum of the GCE Examinations Boards students were congratulated on their success and the Boards confirmed their commitment to maintaining the highest standards.
Geoff Tennant teaches mathematics at Mill Hill School, Muswell Hill, North London. He also acts as a consultant for TV productions designed for mathematics teaching.
Peter Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics, Department of Product Design and Manufacture, Bournemouth University
e-mail:pedwards@bournemouth.ac.uk
This article appeared in the April 1997 issue of Mathematics Today and is reprinted with their kind permission.
Trevor Easingwood, C.Math. FIMA
Honorary Treasurer, Chair of Education Committee
This paper outlines the main features of the specifications for the new cores for all subjects at AS- and A-levels which are being introduced into syllabuses to be taught from September 1998.
