THE FURTHER MATHEMATICS NETWORK

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THE FURTHER MATHEMATICS NETWORK
Let Maths take you Further
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The Access to Further Mathematics pilot project
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• In 2000 the Gatsby Charitable Foundation funded
  the and original Enabling Access to Further
  Mathematics run by MEI.
• Initially five Lead Centres were involved.
• By academic year 2004/5 there were 11 Centres, at
  various stages of development, tutoring a total
  of over 200 students.

Dr Challoners Grammar School (Bucks), Exeter
College (Devon), Hertfordshire LEA, University of
East Anglia/Norfolk LEA, University of Leicester,
University of Loughborough, UWE (Bristol),
University of Leeds, University of Manchester,
University of Warwick, University of Wolverhampton
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The Vision of the pilot project
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• The country is covered by groups of schools,
  colleges and universities, working together to
  offer Further Mathematics to students in their
  area.
• Every student who would benefit from Further
  Mathematics will have access to study it, at
  least to AS level. This means ALL students who
  intend to study for a maths-related degree
  (engineering, sciences, etc, as well as Maths
  itself)

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Did it work?
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• Feedback from students and teachers was
  extremely positive

• Students performance in their standard
  Mathematics AS/A-level was enhanced.

• Students learnt to learn more independently.

• Students had the opportunity to meet and work
  with students from other schools and colleges who
  are keen on Mathematics.

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Did it work?
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• The students results compared well with those
  achieved by students studying Further Mathematics
  traditionally see www.fmnetwork.org.uk

• The success of the pilot project meant that it
  was cited positively in Adrian Smiths Making
  Mathematics Count report. As a result, the
  Government is funding MEI over the next 5 years
  to set up a national Further Mathematics
  Network.

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What is the Further Mathematics Network?
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• The Further Mathematics Network is a national
  expansion of the Access to Further Mathematics
  pilot project.

• Currently 38 Further Mathematics Centres are in
  operation.

• The aim is to have 46 Further Mathematics Centres
  operating by Christmas 2006, to support Further
  Maths across the whole of England.

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What is a Further Mathematics Centre?
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• A Further Mathematics Centres main function is
  to facilitate access to Further Mathematics in
  its region.

• A Further Mathematics Centre is a collaboration
  between institutions, which could involve one or
  more of colleges, LEAs, schools and universities.
  

• Each Further Mathematics Centre is managed by a
  Further Mathematics Centre Manager.

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The Centres have a regional identity as part of
the National Network. They do not belong to a
single institution.
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Further Mathematics Network mission statement
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• The Further Mathematics Network aims to give
  every student who could benefit from studying
  Further Mathematics the opportunity to do so.
• The Further Mathematics Network will work to
  increase the number of students studying AS/A
  level Mathematics and Further Mathematics.
• The Further Mathematics Network aims to provide
  training and support to teachers of AS/A level
  Mathematics and Further Mathematics.

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The effect the Network can have on Mathematics
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• The Further Mathematics Network, combined with
  the new structure for AS/A-level Further
  Mathematics can boost the numbers of students
  taking AS/A-level Mathematics and Further
  Mathematics enormously.

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The effect the Network can have on Mathematics
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• All students who would benefit from AS/A level
  Further Mathematics will be able to study it.

• More students will be encouraged to study STEM
  subjects at university.

• Universities will be able to ask for Further
  Mathematics explicitly in their Offers, which
  will increase demand from students to study
  Further Mathematics.

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How is the Network growing so far?
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The effect the Network can have on Mathematics
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• Links with school pupils at Key Stage 4 will
  boost numbers choosing to study AS/A-level
  Mathematics.

• The FM Centres will help facilitate CPD in level
  3 Mathematics.

• The result will be a significant increase in the
  standard of pre-university Mathematics.