.cls-1{fill:#002d62;}.cls-2{fill:#00aeef;} About MEI > What we do > Our priorities Our priorities We focus particular effort on six priorities to improve fairness in maths education and maximise our impact on young people’s lives: Covid recovery Find out more Attitudes and confidence Find out more Inequalities in teaching Find out more GCSE resit failure Find out more Future society and work Find out more Earnings premium Find out more Sources [1] https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/covid-19-and-social-mobility-impact-brief [2] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962330/Learning_Loss_Report_1A_-_FINAL.pdf [3] https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/5l3q4qh5hi/YouGov%20Children’s%20Omnibus%20-%20subject%20enjoyment.pdf [4] https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/383074 [5] https://yougov.co.uk/topics/education/articles-reports/2018/09/04/which-school-subjects-do-boys-and-girls-enjoy-more [6] https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cdr/2012/876028 [7] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2020 [8] https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/teacher-recruitment-gap [9] https://www.teachfirst.org.uk/press-release/New-investigation-into-GCSE-subjects-reveals-the-stark-extent-that-disadvantaged-pupils-are-being-left-behind [10] https://mei.org.uk/reports/participation-and-attainment-in-a-level-mathematics-further-mathematics [11] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/881199/Level_2_and_3_attainment_by_19_2019_statistical_commentary.pdf [12] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/859515/2019_revised_A-Level_and_other_16_to_18_results_in_England.pdf [13] https://royalsociety.org/news/2019/05/data-science-skills-shortages [14] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/936489/ESS_2019_Skills_Needs_Report_Nov20.pdf [15] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.201199 [16] https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/berj.3219 [17] https://ifs.org.uk/uploads/publications/wps/wp201606.pdf [18] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-16-maths-participation Browse our support Events for teachers Events for students Resources Stay up-to-date Register to stay informed News Reports Contact us Send us a message +44 (0)1225 776776 @MEIMaths office@mei.org.uk Terms and policies Website Terms of Use Privacy notice Safeguarding policy Cookie policy Donate Registered charity Number 1058911 Copyright © 2021 MEI