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We describe the development of a curriculum construct ‘general mathematical competence’ which we have used in curriculum development of teaching materials in vocationally focused post-16 courses. This construct is designed to bridge the academic/vocational divide in the U.K. education system. It is now being used to define an assessment and accreditation system for applied mathematics units which are intended to attract students from both sides of this divide to study mathematics as an option.
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Wake, G., Williams, J. (2000). Developing a New Mathematics Crriculum for Post-Compulsory Education. In: Bessot, A., Ridgway, J. (eds) Education for Mathematics in the Workplace. Mathematics Education Library, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47226-0_15
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