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Mark's background is maths education and his research areas have included pupil engagement with mathematics, teacher subject knowledge and teacher professional development.
Expertise:
- Mathematics education
- Setting and grouping pupils
- SATs and national curriculum testing
- Pupil attitudes to mathematics
- 'Maths phobia'
- Teacher learning and teacher change
- Mathematics education policy
Notable media coverage:
- Schools Week [January 2019] - Maths teaching for mastery: Is it worth it?
- The Conversation [January 2019] - Maths: should English schools look to Switzerland rather than Shanghai for inspiration?
- The Conversation [August 2018] - GCSE's are a waste of time - an education expert proposes an alternative
- Schools Week [July 2018] - Where did maths mastery come from?
- The Conversation [December 2017] - Maths challenge: England has one of the biggest gaps between high and low performing pupils in the developed world
- The Conversation [December 2016] - PISA results: Four reasons why East Asia continues to top the leaderboard
- BBC Mundo [July 2016] - "Shanghai Mastery": the secrets of the best mathematics teachers in the world
- Schools Week [July 2016] - What is south Asian maths mastery?
- Yorkshire Post [July 2016] - Shanghai style maths lessons to be rolled out to 8,000 schools
- Independent [March 2012] - Letters: Travellers
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