supporting
the development of 14-19 mathematics pathways
Latest News
EMP is now in its eighth and
final stage. The full stage 7 report
is available on request. The Executive Summary will be available to
view here shortly.
16.11.10
We have recently conducted a survey
of GCSE Mathematics centres. The results will be available
here shortly.
02.11.10
We have recently completed
a national survey of students
on the GCE Use of Mathematics
pilot.
03.06.10
In March 2010 the EMP team
led a seminar for examiners
on the assessment of problem
solving at GCSE.
03.06.10
Dr Pat Drake
Dr Pat Drake has held posts in Sheffield, the Institute of Education, London, and Sussex. She has led collaborative projects, for example with the BBC, and she was Head of the Sussex School of Education from 2003 - 2006. She currently leads the Professional Doctorate in Education. Pat has served on government working groups to develop teacher education policy, for example the Standards for Qualified Teacher Status, and the Standards for Higher Level Teaching Assistants. She is an elected member of the national executive of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers.
Pat's research interests relate to teaching and learning, and have an applied focus. Her studies include investigating: how subject knowledge for teachers is developed in school-based teacher training; how mathematics and statistics are taught by non-specialists across the university and what supports such university teachers. Her most recent study has explored the experience of a group of secondary teaching assistants undertaking a new degree designed so as to provide a route to qualified mathematics teacher status. A trained mathematician and statistician, Pat has also worked as a qualitative researcher, especially in the field of practitioner research.
