Paul is Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Reading.
He has 46+ years’ teaching and leadership experience, and in reviewing degree programmes in mathematical sciences, including as external examiner and degree course accreditation and recognition, both nationally and internationally. His 485+ publications span research in numerical analysis, computational fluid dynamics, mathematics/science education, and teaching/learning.
Paul has experience of education policy and practice in the university sector, and in the pre-university sector – particularly in post-16 mathematics, including work for DfE and Ofqual as an expert adviser and subject specialist, including for A levels in Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Core Maths, and GCSE Mathematics; for the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment in NI (CCEA) and Qualification Wales (QW); and for the Royal Society, including as a member of their Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) and as Chair of the Expert Panel for Sixth Form and FE (16-19).
His interest in pre-18 education includes membership and chair of Strategic Boards for Maths Hubs, many outreach and widening participation activities, Maths4Girls Academic Steering Committee. He was the 107th President of the Mathematical Association (MA) and is also very proud to now be the first President of AMiE.
Paul sits on many national bodies relating to mathematics and mathematics education, including many committees for the two learned societies for mathematics: the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and the London Mathematical Society (LMS), and for the Campaign for Mathematical Sciences (CaMS). He is also the UK representative to the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), an assessor for The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education, and was the Chair of the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK (JMC).
As Honorary Secretary at the IMA Paul is chair of professional and accreditation panels with responsibility for Fellowship (FIMA), Chartered Designations CMath, CSci, CMathTeach, and Advanced Data Science Professional (AdvDSP) certification, along with accreditation for degrees in data science, the latter as part of the Alliance for Data Science Professionals (AfDSP).
Paul was elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA); elected one of the inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (FAcadMathSci); and awarded Chartered Mathematician (CMath) and Chartered Scientist (CSci) designations.
Paul was appointed CBE in The King’s New Year Honours List 2023 for services to Education.
Lynne McClure trained initially as a secondary maths teacher and later as a primary specialist and has worked in all phases of education including as head of a small primary school. She led Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses at Edinburgh and Oxford Brookes Universities, has managed her own international education consultancy, and has written many books, articles and research papers. She is well known as a professional development lead.
Having directed projects including Cambridge Mathematics, Underground Maths and NRICH, Lynne recently retired from her position as Head of Mathematics Solutions within the Cambridge Partnership for Education at the University of Cambridge. For the DfE Lynne currently chairs the maths expert group, redesigning the mathematics curriculum in line with the recommendations of the recent Curriculum and Assessment Review. She was also a member of the DfE Digital AI and Technical Task and Finish Group.
In terms of contributing elsewhere to mathematics education, Lynne is a trustee and chairs the education workstream of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences She is a returning member of the Royal Society’s Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME), Trustee Chair of MathsWorldUK, a trustee of National Numeracy, and chair of governors of the Cambridge Maths School. Previously, she has been the President of the Mathematical Association and Executive Chair of ISDDE. She is currently an invited Fellow of the IMA and the Royal Society of Arts.
Jenni Ingram is a Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Oxford, where she leads the mathematics teacher education courses and researches the teaching and learning of mathematics in secondary schools. Her research focuses mainly on the communication of mathematics in classrooms, including ways to support students in articulating their reasoning and participating in mathematical ways.
Jenni began her career as a secondary maths teacher in Coventry, completing her PhD in mathematics education at the University of Warwick. She is a member of the OECD’s mathematics expert group, is research lead for PISA in England, and has led a range of research projects focused on mathematics classroom interaction. She has written a range of books and research articles addressing contemporary issues in mathematics teacher education and mathematical learning and classroom practice in secondary schools. She is currently the vice-chair of JMC and has a range of advisory or editorial positions nationally and internationally. Jenni is the trustee of AMiE with responsibility for publications.
