Our final investigation, on ensuring the 5-18 maths curriculum and assessment structure is giving all students access to work and/or further study, is well and truly under way. Here's a🧵on some of the data that we have got back. - ThreadSky

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mathshorizons.bsky.social • 33 days ago

Our final investigation, on ensuring the 5-18 maths curriculum and assessment structure is giving all students access to work and/or further study, is well and truly under way.

Here's a🧵on some of the data that we have got back.

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mathshorizons.bsky.social•33 days ago

We wanted to understand whether the maths curriculum meet the needs of higher education institutions and employers, and what the roles of these institutions are in the education process.

mathshorizons.bsky.social•33 days ago

Most teachers across were opposed to a granular level of central control being exercised over topics they teach. Among both phases of education, there was a pretty even split over whether it was best to specify topics to be taught on a termly, annual or key stage-level basis.

mathshorizons.bsky.social•33 days ago

We also asked about the level of detail in the frameworks and resources. When it comes to receiving this information on what to teach, “guided flexibility” was the preferred approach by nearly half of primary and secondary teachers (49% and 48% respectively).

mathshorizons.bsky.social•33 days ago

It had been suggested to us that teachers straight out of qualifying might prefer the structure and support of a relatively rigid curriculum, then start to favour a more malleable framework as they grow in experience. But our findings didn’t support this.

mathshorizons.bsky.social•33 days ago

For more analysis, or to contribute your thoughts on why this might eb the case, please visit the Maths Horizons website: https://www.mathshorizons.uk/post/how-do-teachers-want-to-interact-with-the-curriculum

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