Education in England: A Brief History by Derek Gillard

Author:Derek Gillard [Gillard, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Education - History
Publisher: educationinengland.org.uk
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

1982 Cockcroft Report

Callaghan's Labour administration had also commissioned a report on the teaching of maths, in the light of concerns expressed by the Education, Arts and Home Office Sub-Committee of the Parliamentary Expenditure Committee in July 1977. These concerns related to the apparent lack of basic computation skills in many children, the increasing mathematical demands made on adults, the lack of qualified maths teachers, and the confusing multiplicity of maths syllabuses.

The Cockcroft Committee began work in September 1978. Its terms of reference were:

To consider the teaching of mathematics in primary and secondary schools in England and Wales, with particular regard to the mathematics required in further and higher education, employment and adult life generally, and to make recommendations.

The Committee submitted its report Mathematics counts in November 1981 and it was published in January 1982.

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