Mathematical Needs Project
Outputs
The final reports were launched on 14 June 2011 and
the reports are now available online. Please contact us at acme@royalsociety.org if
you would like hardcopies of the reports.
Current activities
ACME is currently working on disseminating the final reports of
the project and feeding some of the outcomes to the National
Curriculum review.
Aim of the project
ACME has just finished working on a proactive project
on 'Mathematical Needs' which examined how both national and
individual mathematical needs of 5-19 learners can best be met by a
curriculum and delivery policy and implementation framework. The
project was divided into two parallel themes looking at
mathematical needs from a 'top down' (Theme A) and 'bottom up' (Theme B)
perspective.
The rationale for this project was to provide evidence on which
to formulate an appropriate provision of mathematics education
across the 5 - 19 age range. Our aim was to make evidence on
mathematical needs available in a form which will provide an agreed
basis for future decision making. The overall vision for the
work is that we will move to a situation where national
mathematical needs are a major consideration in relevant policy
decisions.