2nd November 2012 9:00
By Blue Tutors
The government has provided Cambridge University with £3 million to fund a project to redesign the maths A’ Level. Education Secretary Michael Gove has said that the University will be deeply engaged in developing the new curriculum, in an attempt to make the A’ Level more rigorous.
The university has said that alongside the curriculum reform, they will provide resources and support to maths teachers and students. However, they have denied that they will be responsible for setting papers, and emphasised that many universities will be involved in the reform of the A’ Level system.
The government is building on a programme that already involves several universities who sit on advisory panels for exam boards. However, universities involved have said that they dislike the idea of the government “cherry picking” universities to be involved in the new programme, and say that universities should not own the qualifications they will help design.