This report was developed by the OECD Above and Beyond: Transitions in Upper Secondary Education project at the request of the Department for Education (DfE) in England (United Kingdom). The report provides guidance for enhancing participation in mathematics in upper secondary education in the country.
The project team that developed this report would like to thank the Department for Education in England for their support and contributions. In particular, colleagues from the Priority Projects, former Advanced British Standard and the Maths Curriculum teams. Notably, Ali Pareas, Christina Bolvillrose, Craig Thorley, Daniel Evans, Edward Hyde, Emma Davies, Fiona Enrol, Linh Hy and Melissa Still.
From the peer countries who graciously elaborated on their systems with us, we would like to thank Patrizia Jankovic (Senior Adviser), Dieter Hebenstreit (Quality assurance standardised school-leaving examination mathematics), as well as Christina Zauner, Gabriele Winkler-Rigler, Karoline Meschnigg, and Katharina Unger from the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research for their contributions from Austria.
From British Columbia (Canada), we would like to thank Markus Baer (Director, Assessment Design and Development), Nick Poeschek (Director of Curriculum, Classroom Assessment and Reporting) and Jagdeep Brar (Research Officer) from the Ministry of Education and Childcare. From Denmark, we would like to thank Flemming Kastbjerg (VET Curriculum Specialist) and Jon Jespersen (Senior Advisor) from the National Agency for Education and Quality, Ministry of Children and Education.
From Ireland, we would like to thank Linda Ramsbottom (Senior Post Primary Inspector) from the Department of Education. From New Zealand, we would like to thank Catherine Newson (Lead Secondary Advisor), Lauren Burr (Manager), Mark Hooper (Learning Area Lead - Mathematics and Statistics), and Phil Truesdale (Learning Area Lead - Numeracy) from the Te Poutāhū (Curriculum Centre), Ministry of Education.
We would also like to thank François Piccand (Head of Service) from the Department of Upper Secondary Education S2 of the State of Fribourg from Switzerland, and Mustafa Saygin (National Education Expert), as well as Mustafa Günay, Fırat Güzeldağ, Kübra Güzelyurt of Ministry of National Education from Türkiye.
The OECD project team was led by Hannah Kitchen and Eduardo Magalhães (Above and Beyond: Transitions in Upper Secondary Education, OECD Secretariat). We graciously thank external Mathematics Curriculum experts - Zbigniew Marciniak and Agnieszka Sulowska – for contributing their expertise. The review team thanks Andreas Schleicher, Director, Paulo Santiago, Head of the Policy Advice and Implementation Division, and Lucie Cerna, Senior Analyst, for their support and contributions. We also thank our colleagues Camilla Stronati, Manuela Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Frankum, Shivi Chandra, Giannina Rech, Marco Paccagnella, and Miyako Ikeda for their time in carefully reviewing and providing considered feedback on our work. Daiana Torres Lima and Rachel Linden provided administrative support and oversaw the publication.