A University of Cambridge initiative raising the profile of mathematics in schools has been praised by the Government in a report about the teaching of maths to 14 to 18-year-olds.
A University of Cambridge initiative raising the profile of mathematics in schools has been praised by the Government in a report about the teaching of maths to 14 to 18-year-olds.
The Millennium Mathematics Project (MMP), which was set up in 1999 by the University's Mathematics and Education Faculties, was singled out as an example of best practice by the Department for Education and Skills in its report Making Mathematics Count, published last week. The document is the DfES's response to Professor Adrian Smith's inquiry into post-14 mathematics education.
The MMP is a national initiative promoting maths skills and education. Project members have visited hundreds of UK primary and secondary schools, from Aberfeldy in Perthshire to Dorset, to boost the profile of maths and encourage more youngsters to enjoy the subject; they have also run teacher training and mentoring programmes.
The project's free, web-based learning resources are now used by thousands of students and teachers across the world and have been recommended by the DfES as a means by which teachers can improve or maintain their knowledge of the subject.
The MMP includes a number of specialist initiatives:
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