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New report sets out need for better statistics in schools and colleges Jan 19, 2012: A major overhaul of the teaching of statistics and a change in policy makers’ appreciation of statistics is essential if advantage is to be taken of the increasing economic importance of data-driven technologies, concludes a report for The Royal Statistical Society and The Actuarial Profession, The Future of Statistics in our Schools and Colleges (pdf format, opens in new window).

Professional Development Centre course programme 2012 Jan 12, 2012: Dates have been set for some of the most popular courses in the Society's PDC course programme. Prices and booking details will be available later this month. Other courses are in development and will be announced soon.

Appointment of new ACME chair welcomed Dec 12, 2011: The RSS has welcomed the appointment of Professor Stephen Sparks CBE FRS as the new Chair of the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME).

Humanities, Social Sciences and the new Funding Framework Dec 2, 2011: Science Minister, David Willetts, will be among the panel members discussing the new arrangements for funding Higher Education from 2012 and their implications for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the British Academy on 19 December, 6pm-7:30pm.

League tables reinforcing cycle of high youth unemployment and low business competitiveness: Centre for Cities Nov 24, 2011: Poor performance in GCSE Maths and English "has implications for young people’s futures but also directly impacts on the economies of the cities they live in because businesses do not have access to the pool of skills they need," a new report has found.

'Clicker' workshop on use of electronic voting systems for teaching and learning Nov 22, 2011: A workshop on the current practice and future trends in the use of electronic voting systems for teaching and learning is to be held at the University of Edinburgh on Wednesday 7 December.

Discipline seminar series funding bids Nov 22, 2011: The Higher Education Academy has announced an increase in the funding available for the discipline seminar series.

Rolls-Royce cites role of STEM education in increasing gender diversity in engineering Oct 3, 2011: Rolls-Royce has said it is committed to increasing gender diversity in its workforce and has highlighted the importance of its "work with schools and universities to encourage diversity … amongst those taking science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects".

Wellcome Trust finds that investment in teachers makes “all the difference” Sep 27, 2011: The millions of pounds invested in programmes to attract teachers into science and mathematics and provide high-quality professional development through the Science Learning Centres "really seems to be paying off", but "we must keep investing in teachers," Sir John Holman of the Wellcome Trust has said.