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ACME/The Post-14 Mathematics Inquiry Workshop
Post-14 Mathematics Education:
Pathways to Progress
Profiles of the speakers
| Chris Belsom | Prof Mike Savage
| Peter Lacey |
| Diane Cochrane | Prof Celia
Hoyles | Karen Spencer |
| Doug French | Helen Russell
| Alice Onion |
Chris Belsom
Chris Belsom has been Head of Mathematics at Ampleforth College since 1990.
He has had wide experience of curriculum development on a national scale,
obtained over many years, including working on the School Mathematics Project
11-16 scheme. Chris has authored and edited a number of school textbooks
on A level mathematics for Cambridge University Press (CUP), including the
CUP Series of three texts for A level on Pure Mathematics, Statistics and
Mechanics (1997). He was elected a member of the Council of the Institute
of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) in 2002, and has been a member
of the Schools and Further Education Working Group of the IMA since 2000.
Chris is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and
has been an ACME Member since 2002.
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Professor Mike Savage
Mike Savage is Professor of Fluid Dynamics in the Department of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Leeds. He has had long-term research and curriculum
interests in mathematics education at the School/University interface. From
1990-96 he was Co-Director of the Mechanics in Action Project which investigated
misconceptions in mechanics and developed curriculum materials for the School
Mathematics Project and Mathematics in Engineering and Industry. He is currently
Director of a HEFCE-funded project, involving the universities of Leeds,
Loughborough, Coventry and the Educational Broadcasting Services Trust, to
provide both web and disk based support materials to facilitate the transition
from school to university. Mike was co-author of "Measuring the Mathematics
Problem" published by the Engineering Council in 2000, the first report to
document hard evidence of a rapid decline in students' basic mathematical
skills.
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Peter Lacey
Peter Lacey is Deputy Director of Education for North East Lincolnshire Council.
After teaching in three schools for sixteen years he worked as a mathematics
adviser in three different LEAs. Between times, he co-ordinated a
Government-funded raising achievement in mathematics project in the North
East of England. He was lead professional officer for mathematics at the
National Curriculum Council, and a member of the professional officer team
at the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Peter has published many
educational articles and papers and a book on teaching arithmetic. He is
an OFSTED inspector and past Chair of the General Council of the Association
of Teachers of Mathematics.
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Diane Cochrane
Diane Cochrane is currently a Head of mathematics in an 11-16 secondary school
in Sandwell in the West Midlands. She has travelled an unconventional route
through the education system, leaving school at sixteen and working at the
same time as completing an ONC, and a BA degree in Mathematics and Science.
She entered teaching late, and completed her PGCE while teaching, before
Graduate Teacher Trainees were created! She has taught in four very different
schools completing a Masters Degree in Education along the way. Diane is
a mentor for trainee teachers in Mathematics and is involved in work within
the LEA as a part of the KS3 Strategy training. She became a member of the
General Council of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics last year having
been involved with the association since her first days in the classroom.
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Professor Celia Hoyles
Celia Hoyles is Dean of Research & Consultancy at the Institute of Education,
University of London. She has been Professor of Mathematics Education at
the Institute of Education since 1984, before which she was a mathematics
teacher in London secondary schools. Celia has co-authored 'Windows on
Mathematical Meanings: Learning Cultures and Computers', and co-edited 'Computers
and Exploratory Learning', and 'Rethinking the Mathematics Curriculum'. Most
recently, with Alison Wolf, Susie Molyneux-Hodgson and Phillip Kent, she
completed the Mathematics in the Workplace project, which examined changing
demands for intermediate maths skills in a range of sectors. She is an editor
for the International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning. Celia
has been Chair of the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK since 1999 and
an ACME member since 2002.
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Karen Spencer
Karen Spencer is a Teacher and Head of Mathematics at Kingston College. Kingston
is a medium sized Further Education College, with over 1000 students studying
Mathematics and Numeracy at a variety of different levels. The School of
Mathematics won the Association of Colleges Beacon award for Mathematics
in 2002 for its Free Standing Mathematics provision. The courses offered
are diverse, ranging from Entry-level Adult Basic Skills Numeracy through
to HNC Mathematics for Engineers. Karen has also worked as a consultant for
QCA on the development of AS Use of Mathematics and is a member of NANAMIC.
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Doug French
Doug French is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Hull where he
is responsible for mathematics in the secondary PGCE course. He has contributed
extensively to the publications of The Mathematical Association (MA) and
has until recently been Chair of the MA's Teaching Committee. He has extensive
teaching experience and was Head of Department in a large comprehensive school
in East Sussex for 19 years before taking up his present post in 1987. Doug
was a major contributor to the development of the School Mathematics Project
16 to 19 A level mathematics course and his book 'Teaching and Learning Algebra'
has recently been published by Continuum.'
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Helen Russell
Helen Russell is a member of the Mathematical Association's Post-16 subcommittee
and so has a keen interest in the provision of mathematical education after
Key Stage 4. She teaches mathematics at South Hunsley, which is a large state
comprehensive school of about 1700 pupils in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
She is the school's Professional Tutor, a role which includes being Initial
Teacher Training Co-ordinator, Newly Qualified Teacher Induction Tutor and
having some responsibility for staff development. She has been the school's
Maths mentor for ITT trainees for the past 6 years. She teaches a small part
of the Maths PGCE course at the University of Hull and is involved in trainee
placement supervision and observation in other schools. She has a specific
interest in the training and development of new Maths teachers and in the
promotion of good quality Maths teaching.
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Alice Onion
Alice Onion is the Principal Consultant for Mathematics at the Qualifications
and Curriculum Authority. As such, she is the lead expert on mathematics
and mathematics education within QCA, and leads a team responsible for subject
expertise and a strategic view of mathematics within the contexts of education
and training. As a graduate in mathematics, Alice taught throughout the age
and ability range, including A level, adult numeracy and special needs.
Subsequently, she worked in the School of Education at Kings College London
as an assessment development officer in mathematics. Over the next 12 years
Alice worked in three local education authorities, firstly as mathematics
adviser and finally as senior inspector for mathematics. She joined QCA in
February 2002.
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