Background and Evidence Paper Numeracy and Maths (Curriculum Improvement)

In Working Together to Make Change Happen (April 2025) it was identified that an outcome from
the analysing stage of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) would be the development of an
evidence paper for each curricular area or context for learning published on the CIC website. This
is the first in the series.
This paper provides an evidence base to inform the ongoing Curriculum Improvement Cycle for
Numeracy and Mathematics in Scotland. It draws on national and international data, academic
research and stakeholder perspectives to support curriculum improvement and help shape a
modern, inclusive, coherent and research-informed mathematics curriculum for all learners aged
3 to 18.