Contents

• SUMMARY
• WHO COMMISSIONED THIS REPORT? AND WHY?
• A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE REQUIRED RESPONSE
• WHY MATHEMATICS STILL COUNTS
• CONCERNS ABOUT QUALITY
  • 4.1 The view of higher education
  • 4.2 Some possible causes
  • 4.3 Evidence
• CONCERNS ABOUT NUMBERS
• STANDARDS AT GCSE
• RECRUITMENT TO A-LEVEL
• A-LEVEL STANDARDS
• CORE MATERIAL AT A-LEVEL
• INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
• THE A-LEVEL STRUCTURE
• NON A-LEVEL ROUTES TO HIGHER EDUCATION
• TEACHER SUPPLY
• MARKET FORCES
• CONSULTATION
• CONCLUSIONS
• APPENDIX A
  • A1 New undergraduates
  • A2 Evidence from national mathematics competitions:
  • UK Intermediate Mathematical Challenge
  • UK Junior Mathematical Challenge
• APPENDIX B
• APPENDIX C
• APPENDIX D
• APPENDIX E
• APPENDIX F
• References
• Acknowledgements