Enriching Learning Opportunities in Maths at the Interface between School and University

The impetus for my National Teaching Fellowship project came out of a combination of roles that I have. I teach first year probability, I am admissions tutor in my department and give master classes to local schools, and I also chair the London Mathematical Society’s new mathematics promotion unit. This project aims to bridge the gap between school and university mathematics and will focus on Probability and Statistics. The project coincides with the recent report from Adrian Smith’s Post-14 Mathematics Inquiry which has identified the following issues: the serious decline in mathematical competence of students entering Higher Education; the shortage of students choosing to study mathematics and related disciplines to degree level; and the insufficient number of well qualified Mathematics teachers in schools.