Maths education policy
This Maths Snapshot relates to the principle
set out in the ACME
blueprint that policies are joined-up, long-term,
evidence-informed, transparent and well-designed.
ACME sets out:
- the current education policy landscape and reforms taking place
within this landscape
- the opportunity presented by the widespread recognition of the
importance of mathematics education
- the need for all reforms in education to be informed by
relevant evidence and be designed to include time for planning,
piloting and evaluation
- the call for a for a clear, shared vison for mathematics
education with a long-term strategy to realise this vision.
In the paper,
ACME recommends:
-
a clear, shared vision for
mathematics education through the implementation of a long-term
strategy
-
transparent reforms, involving a
wide range of subject experts
-
time for planning, piloting and
evaluation.
Similar
recommendations are also made in relation to curriculum and
qualification reform in the Maths
curriculum Snapshot.
ACME also makes recommendations about
policy development in its Snapshot on international
comparisons.