Numeracy Links

Subject Associations

The Mathematical Association

The Association of Teachers of Mathematics

Official Documents and Support Materials

The National Curriculum for Mathematics

The National Curriculum in Action
This website uses pupils' work and case study material to show what the National Curriculum looks like in practice.

Numeracy area of the Primary Strategy section at the Standards Site
Here you'll find the Framework for Teaching Mathematics, Interactive Teaching Programs, Unit Plans, and much, much more.

Research and Inspection Evidence

The National Numeracy Strategy

An Interim Evaluation of the National Numeracy Strategy by HMI

Watching and Learning - The first annual report on the National Numeracy Strategy by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Watching and Learning 2 - The second annual report on the National Numeracy Strategy by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Watching and Learning 3 - The third annual report on the National Numeracy Strategy by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

The National Numeracy Strategy - The First Year

The National Numeracy Strategy - The Second Year

The National Numeracy Strategy - The first three years 1999-2002

The National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and the Primary Curriculum (2003)

Mathematics at a Glance 2002-2003

Primary Schools at a Glance 2002-2003

The National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and the Primary Curriculum (2005)

The Primary National Strategy: An evaluation of its impact in primary schools 2004-05



The Key Stage Three Strategy

The Key Stage Three Strategy: An Evaluation of the Pilot Year

The Key Stage Three Strategy: An Evaluation of the Second Year

The Key Stage Three Strategy: An Evaluation of the Third Year

The Secondary National Strategy: An evaluation of the fifth year


General Ofsted/HMI Reports

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2004-05

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2003-04

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2002-03

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2001-02

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 2000-01

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 1999-00

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 1998-99

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 1997-98

The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools 1996-97

Ofsted's Review of Primary Schools in England, 1994 -1998
Chapters 11 and 12 have important sections on Numeracy and Mathematics.

Ofsted's Review of Secondary Schools in England, 1993 -1997
Chapters 2 and 7 have important sections on Numeracy and Mathematics.


Annual Subject Reports

Ofsted subject reports 2004-2005 - Mathematics in primary schools

Ofsted subject reports 2004-2005 - Mathematics in secondary schools

Ofsted subject reports 2003-2004 - Mathematics in primary schools

Ofsted subject reports 2003-2004 - Mathematics in secondary schools

Ofsted Subject Reports: Primary Mathematics 2002-2003

Ofsted Subject Reports: Secondary Mathematics 2002-2003

Ofsted Subject Reports: Primary Mathematics 2001-2002

Ofsted Subject Reports: Secondary Mathematics 2001-2002

Ofsted Subject Reports: Primary Mathematics 2000-2001

Ofsted Subject Reports: Secondary Mathematics 2000-2001

Ofsted Subject Reports: Primary Mathematics 1999-2000

Ofsted Subject Reports: Secondary Mathematics 1999-2000

Ofsted Subject Reports: Mathematics 1998-1999


Miscellaneous Reports

Effective Teachers of Numeracy and Literacy
Summary reports of research commissioned by the Teacher Training Agency.

The National Numeracy Strategy in Special Schools: An evaluation of the first year

The Teaching of Mathematics in Reception Classes
A survey by HMI published January 2000

The Teaching of Calculation in Primary Schools
A report from Ofsted, published in April 2002