Jay Timotheus
@jaytimotheus.bsky.social
Director of Mathematics for the Co-op Academies Trust. NCETM PD lead. Occasional author of musings on mathematics education.
Co-presenter on the MT talk podcast.
Co-presenter on the MT talk podcast.
Read the full report at: www.mathshorizons.uk/reports
REPORTS | Maths Horizons
Maths Horizons was launched in September 2024 to develop evidence, analysis and recommendations about the future of maths curriculum and assessment in England. As an independent initiative, our work i...
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May 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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"Based on our evidence and analysis, we believe that the right approach is to maintain a single GCSE in maths... Reintroducing parallel qualifications would very likely widen socio‑ economic gaps, and face the same fate as the failed pilot in England and the abandoned policy in Wales."
May 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"Based on our evidence and analysis, we believe that the right approach is to maintain a single GCSE in maths... Reintroducing parallel qualifications would very likely widen socio‑ economic gaps, and face the same fate as the failed pilot in England and the abandoned policy in Wales."
"In England, a 2010 pilot that split maths exams into “methods” and “applications” found several problems, including that teaching time became fractured, and that most schools entered students for only one paper, which led to “social sorting” and less value being put on the numeracy paper."
May 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"In England, a 2010 pilot that split maths exams into “methods” and “applications” found several problems, including that teaching time became fractured, and that most schools entered students for only one paper, which led to “social sorting” and less value being put on the numeracy paper."
"In our consultations, we heard many suggestions on these issues, including that the above problems could be fixed by splitting GCSE Maths into a more-academic “pure” paper and a more-applied, “numeracy” paper. However, evidence cautions against this."
May 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"In our consultations, we heard many suggestions on these issues, including that the above problems could be fixed by splitting GCSE Maths into a more-academic “pure” paper and a more-applied, “numeracy” paper. However, evidence cautions against this."