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Post-16 in 2016
A report produced by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME), published in July 2010, discussing the proposals for 16-19 mathematics in anticipation of the review of qualifications scheduled for 2013 with resulting changes to be implemented from 2016.
The report proposes that:
• Three...
Post-16 mathematics: a strategy for improving provision and participation
Published in 2012 by the Advisory Committee for Mathematics Education (ACME) this report states, ‘There is a wide consensus amongst politicians, employers, higher education tutors and others that students in England should, like their counterparts in the vast majority of other countries, continue to study...
Post-16 mathematics: planning for success
Provided by the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME), these resources respond to Michael Gove’s speech at the Royal Society in June 2011, and to recommendations in reports such as Mathematical Needs and Is the UK an Outlier? They set out a strategy for dramatically increasing participation in Post-16...
Post-16 Participation in STEM Subjects: Interim Report
Published by LSIS, this report gives interim findings from a programme investigating the gap between the numbers of learners studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in schools at A Level, and those studying in Further Education (FE). This interim report provides insight into barriers to...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these resources contain ideas for extended investigations into a range of plant topics such as growth, competition, enzyme activity and the ripening process. Also included are some practical activities investigating...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Posters and Newspapers
The seven posters can be used in class when children are engaged in a space topic. Each file contains an image and a description associated with the image, in large font type. The posters are: constellation; galaxies; nebula; planets; solar system; sunspots; and the sun. The remaining files are articles from The...
Postgraduate life
This Catalyst article is about Emily Beardon, a postgraduate student. Here, she explains how she became a research student and describes a typical day in the lab.
...Potassium
In the build-up to the Christmas Lectures in 2012, the Royal Institution published a new video for every day of advent revealing the elements that really excite and inspire people. Internet technologist Ben Hammersley explores the powerful properties of the "really awesome" element, potassium. This soft metal is...