More about the project ...

The Teaching Maths for Social Justice research project ran from June 2013 to July 2014 and involved a group of five teacher researchers, in four different London schools, and myself as university-based researcher. 
 
The aim of the project was to use a participatory action research model to develop teaching approaches and ideas which address issues of social justice in the secondary maths classroom.
 
The following framework was used by the research group for developing ideas on teaching maths for social justice: 
  • Adopt a collaborative, problem-solving, student-led approach to learning, which engages all students.
  • Recognise students’ real-life experiences in order to make maths more relevant and meaningful.
  • Use maths as a tool for students to develop awareness of their social, political, economic and cultural situations.
  • Develop agency so that students appreciate how to use maths to generate an argument for social change.
  • Develop critical awareness, among students, of the nature of maths and its position and status in society.
More detailed reports of the project can be found in the following 'open access' journal articles published in:
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (January 2020): Transforming classroom practice through PAR
Pedagogy, Culture & Society (January 2017): Critical relationships between teachers and learners of school mathematics 
London Review of Education (September 2016): Social Justice in the Mathematics Classroom
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation/handout from my session at the Boolean Maths Hub conference on 23rd Jan 2021:
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation from my keynote talk and workshop at the PRiME Conference (London) on 7th Dec 2020:
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation from my workshop at the BCME 9 Conference (Warwick) on 4th April 2018:
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation from my seminar at the University of Nottingham (CRME) on 12th July 2017:
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation from my session at the MES9 Conference (Volos, Greece) on 9th April 2017:
Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation from my workshop ​at the London Maths (ATM/MA) Workshop on 4th Feb 2017:
​Click here to download a short conference paper summarising the background and findings of the research project:

The Teaching Maths for Social Justice Network

The TMSJN (launched in April 2021) is a network for teachers of mathematics (in all school phases) committed to addressing issues of equity and social justice in the mathematics classroom. Its principal aim is to share teaching ideas, resources, and practices with each other, and to provide mutual support and encouragement.
Find out more about the TMSJN at mathsocialjustice.org