Letter to Helen Hayes, new chair of the Education Committee, welcoming the recently launched curriculum review and stressing the need to equip young people with the relevant data skills, as well as proposing several incentives to increase the number of qualified maths teachers.
Key recommendations for improving the statistics curriculum in the UK, from the RSS Education Policy Advisory Group (EPAG).
Summary of the RSS Education Policy Advisory Group (EPAG)'s recommendations for improving the statistics curriculum in the UK.
The RSS has produced a guide to help people think critically about the figures they encounter on social media
The 2024 Maths Manifesto, published jointly by the Council for Mathematical Sciences and the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (AcadMathSci) in the run up to a likely general election in 2024. The Manifesto outlines key areas that should be focus for generating innovation and improvement within the mathematical sciences in the UK, as well suggestions for policy makers.
The RSS writes to Bridget Phillipson to share the findings of its resent response to the Prime Minister's Maths to 18 proposals, and to open discussions on how to create a successful education policy.
Response to the Education Select Committee call for evidence: The Impact of Covid-19 on education and children's services inquiry
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education and training seeks not only to develop expertise and capability in each individual field but also to develop the ability to work across disciplines and generate new knowledge, ideas and products through inter-disciplinary learning.