Mathematics education

We are interested in supporting research and development projects designed to improve policy and practice in the teaching and learning of mathematics.

We are particularly interested in proposals that address one or more of the following themes:

• How children best acquire the foundations of mathematical thinking in the early years, and subsequently learn mathematics in primary school. And what the implications of this are for curriculum, assessment and pedagogy.
• How policy and practice – and in particular curriculum, qualifications and pathways - might support increased participation and achievement in mathematics-related learning post-16.
• How such pathways might better support subsequent studies in further and higher education, employment and citizenship, particularly for those not continuing with mathematics.
• The promotion of, and support for, quantitative skills and in particular statistical literacy in young people and in the population at large.

For information about submitting an application see our how to apply page.