Enabling Access to Further Mathematics

Further Mathematics is in trouble. Student numbers have declined drastically and many schools/colleges, especially in the state sector, no longer teach it. Should we allow it to slip quietly into oblivion, or should we try to do something positive to save it? I say we must save it. If we don’t we will be party to a real reduction in the quality not just of the sixth form mathematics provision but also of the intellectual environment within which we nurture our brightest students. The demise of Further Mathematics is not inevitable. We can save it, and in a way that will have a very positive influence on the whole of post-16 Mathematics education.…With the introduction of Curriculum 2000, the number of schools and student studying Further Maths is dropping, This article outlines a project to help support and promote a new approach towards Further Maths support ie. supported self study...