Lynne McClure

Lynne McClure (born 1952) is a British mathematics educator. In 2014 she was appointed as director of Cambridge Mathematics, a program at the University of Cambridge that spans the university's mathematics and education faculties, Cambridge Assessment, and the Cambridge University Press, and is aimed at developing a flexible tool to inform new mathematics curricula for primary and secondary mathematics education.[1]

Education and career

Lynne McClure was born in 1952.[2] She has a degree from University College London and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Oxford, and master's degrees from both the Open University and the University of Cambridge. After working as a primary and secondary mathematics teacher, she became principal lecturer in education at Oxford Brookes University and then at the University of Edinburgh. At Cambridge, she directed the NRICH and Underground Maths Projects before being appointed to direct Cambridge Mathematics.[1]

Service

McClure was president of the Mathematical Association for 2014–2015,[3] and executive chair of the International Society for Design and Development in Education for 2017–2019.[4] She has served twice on the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education,[1] chairs the Strategic Board of the Cambridgeshire Maths Hub and is a trustee of National Numeracy.[5]

Publications
  • Meeting the needs of your most able pupils : mathematics, 2006
  • Maths problem solving, 2008
gollark: If that doesn't work I have actual internet searching abilities and do not have to ask people.
gollark: Mostly I just stare at the page, think a lot, and eventually dredge up an answer or at least an intuition about where to look.
gollark: That mostly doesn't happen to me.
gollark: For all the ridiculous problems of my workflow, I will go to *great* effort to solve a problem without having to go through the hassle and high latency of actually asking people.
gollark: Ah, learned helplessness.

References
  1. Lynne McClure appointed, Cambridge Assessment, retrieved 2018-10-06
  2. "McClure, Lynne, 1952-". VIAF. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. 2015 Presidential Address (PDF), Mathematical Association, retrieved 2018-10-06
  4. Lynne McClure becomes ISDDE Chair, International Society for Design and Development in Education, retrieved 2018-10-06
  5. Meet the trustees, National Numeracy, retrieved 2018-10-06
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