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Professor ANDREW NOYES's Outputs (42)

Mathematics provision and non-participation at advanced level in England: Who is not studying post-16 mathematics? (2025)
Journal Article
Norris, J., & Noyes, A. (in press). Mathematics provision and non-participation at advanced level in England: Who is not studying post-16 mathematics?. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications,

While the importance of continued mathematics study for 16–18-year-olds in England is widely agreed, recent initiatives to raise participation have muddied the waters around who is, and is not, studying post-16 mathematics. In order to find ways of e... Read More about Mathematics provision and non-participation at advanced level in England: Who is not studying post-16 mathematics?.

Pursuing systemic improvement through heterarchical school systems: A case of educational resources (2024)
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Gripton, C., & Noyes, A. (2024). Pursuing systemic improvement through heterarchical school systems: A case of educational resources. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4093

England's schooling landscape is being remodelled and the move from hierarchical to heterarchical modes of governance has implications for systemic change strategies. Balancing local and networked autonomy with centralising policies complexifies choi... Read More about Pursuing systemic improvement through heterarchical school systems: A case of educational resources.

Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems (2024)
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Greany, T., Cowhitt, T., Noyes, A., Gripton, C., & Hudson, G. (2025). Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems. Journal of Educational Change, 26, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-024-09508-x

This article sets out an original conceptual framework for place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems. High quality Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CDPL) by teachers is associated wi... Read More about Local learning landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers and schools in decentralised education systems.

The mathematics pipeline in England: inclusion and the excellence stream (2024)
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Brignell, C., Noyes, A., & Jacques, L. (2025). The mathematics pipeline in England: inclusion and the excellence stream. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 44(1), 28-46. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrae005

In England, there is currently heightened political interest in increasing mathematics attainment and maximizing post-16 participation. The latter is not merely an issue for upper secondary but requires a long-view of students’ mathematical progress.... Read More about The mathematics pipeline in England: inclusion and the excellence stream.

Predicting outcomes in sport and exercise science degrees: the effect of qualification pathways (2023)
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Hastings, J., & Noyes, A. (2023). Predicting outcomes in sport and exercise science degrees: the effect of qualification pathways. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 47(10), 1337-1350. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2023.2244434

In the UK, most prospective university students study ‘traditional’ academic qualifications such as A-Levels. However, increasing numbers of students are entering UK higher education with 'non-traditional' or vocational qualifications. This has provo... Read More about Predicting outcomes in sport and exercise science degrees: the effect of qualification pathways.

Technicians as teachers: the emerging role of technical staff within higher education teaching and learning environments (2023)
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Wragg, F. P., Harris, C., Noyes, A., & Vere, K. (2023). Technicians as teachers: the emerging role of technical staff within higher education teaching and learning environments. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 47(9), 1196-1210. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2023.2231380

Technicians and technical staff are making increasingly significant contributions to the teaching and learning of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the UK. This paper reports on a survey of 1766 technical staff regarding their roles within t... Read More about Technicians as teachers: the emerging role of technical staff within higher education teaching and learning environments.

Centres for Excellence in Maths Teaching for Mastery Randomised Controlled Trial: Evaluation Report (2023)
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Wake, G., Adkins, M., Dalby, D., Hall, J., Joubert, M., Lee, G. C.-Y., & Noyes, A. (2023). Centres for Excellence in Maths Teaching for Mastery Randomised Controlled Trial: Evaluation Report. Department for Education

The intervention was designed to improve post-16 students’ learning of level 2 mathematics. In general, the approach used was one of teaching for mastery in FE, aligned to principles developed by teachers and educators working with the Centres for Ex... Read More about Centres for Excellence in Maths Teaching for Mastery Randomised Controlled Trial: Evaluation Report.

Local learning landscapes: exploring coherence, equity and quality in teacher professional development in England (2023)
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Greany, T., Noyes, A., Gripton, C., Cowhitt, T., & Hudson, G. (2023). Local learning landscapes: exploring coherence, equity and quality in teacher professional development in England. Wellcome

Ensuring that all teachers engage in high-quality Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CPDL) has long been a policy priority in school systems worldwide, given evidence that this can lead to improvements in teaching quality and, thereby,... Read More about Local learning landscapes: exploring coherence, equity and quality in teacher professional development in England.

Mapping mathematical competences across subjects for advanced level qualifications in England (2023)
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Norris, J., & Noyes, A. (2023). Mapping mathematical competences across subjects for advanced level qualifications in England. Curriculum Journal, 34(4), 613-632. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.204

Efforts to increase the number of young people in England studying mathematics post‐16 have historically focused on participation in standalone mathematics qualifications. However, following the recent A‐level reforms, many advanced level students ar... Read More about Mapping mathematical competences across subjects for advanced level qualifications in England.

Teacher learning in a shifting school landscape: The implications of academisation for professional development in primary mathematics (2022)
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Gripton, C., Hudson, G., Greany, T., Noyes, A., & Cowhitt, T. (2022). Teacher learning in a shifting school landscape: The implications of academisation for professional development in primary mathematics. Forum: for Promoting 3-19 Comprehensive Education, 64(3), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.3898/forum.2022.64.3.04

Alongside new models for government-funded professional development, England's academisation policy has significantly changed access, provision and responsibilities for teacher learning. This article reviews this impact on professional learning in pr... Read More about Teacher learning in a shifting school landscape: The implications of academisation for professional development in primary mathematics.

Developing the mathematics teacher workforce in England’s FE colleges: towards a ‘communities of practice’ strategy (2022)
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Dalby, D., & Noyes, A. (2022). Developing the mathematics teacher workforce in England’s FE colleges: towards a ‘communities of practice’ strategy. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 27(3), 413-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2022.2076055

Since policy changes in 2014 about who studies mathematics post-16 in England, the mathematics teaching workforce in further education (FE) colleges has grown and diversified. The question of how best to develop the professional practice of this chan... Read More about Developing the mathematics teacher workforce in England’s FE colleges: towards a ‘communities of practice’ strategy.

Mathematics in England’s further education colleges: who is teaching what, and why it matters (2022)
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Noyes, A., Dalby, D., & Lavis, Y. (2022). Mathematics in England’s further education colleges: who is teaching what, and why it matters. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 46(10), 1347-1361. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2022.2075720

Improving mathematical skills is a priority in England, and a series of policy levers and government change projects have focused on improving mathematical outcomes in further education (FE) in recent years. Yet little is known about the mathematics... Read More about Mathematics in England’s further education colleges: who is teaching what, and why it matters.

Mathematics curriculum waves within vocational education (2021)
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Dalby, D., & Noyes, A. (2022). Mathematics curriculum waves within vocational education. Oxford Review of Education, 48(2), 166-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2021.1940913

Links between mathematical attainment and economic performance, coupled with England’s poor showing in international comparisons of skills, have focused attention on post-16 mathematics education, for example in the UK Government’s 2017 Industrial St... Read More about Mathematics curriculum waves within vocational education.

The waxing and waning of functional skills mathematics (2020)
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Dalby, D., & Noyes, A. (2022). The waxing and waning of functional skills mathematics. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 74(3), 434-453. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2020.1772856

There have been repeated attempts to establish mathematics qualifications for lower attaining students aged 16 years and over on vocational pathways in England. In 2004, the Tomlinson Report proposed Functional Mathematics and this paper examines the... Read More about The waxing and waning of functional skills mathematics.

Mathematics education policy enactment in England’s Further Education Colleges (2018)
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Dalby, D., & Noyes, A. (2018). Mathematics education policy enactment in England’s Further Education Colleges. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 70(4), 564-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2018.1462245

England’s Further Education (FE) sector is in permanent flux with policy interpretations and translations taking place at multiple levels within increasingly large and complex multi-site organizations. Devolved responsibility gives managers considera... Read More about Mathematics education policy enactment in England’s Further Education Colleges.

Mathematics in the disciplines at the transition to university (2018)
Journal Article
McAlinden, M., & Noyes, A. (in press). Mathematics in the disciplines at the transition to university. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hry004

Mathematics education is highly valued in advanced economies due to its role in developing skilled workforces, economic resilience and social wellbeing. However, university academics across disciplines regularly bemoan undergraduate students’ under-... Read More about Mathematics in the disciplines at the transition to university.