School of Mathematics and Statistics - ICE-EM Schools Maths Program

In 2004, as a major stakeholder in the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, we authorised the Institute’s education division International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM) to prepare the ICE-EM Mathematics program comprising a full set of mathematics textbooks, teacher resource materials and professional development for Upper Primary to Year 10.
Our decision was based on an identified need for a program that would:

take into account key elements identified by practising teachers;
ensure that the curriculum requirements of all states and territories can be met;
assist in improving students’ learning in mathematics;
encourage students to study mathematics to their highest ability.

The program we commissioned is now complete and we encourage schools to consider adopting the ICE-EM Mathematics program. We believe that students experiencing the program will be well prepared to undertake any sequence of Year 11 and 12 mathematics.

For more on the ICE-EM Mathematics books see http://www.icemaths.org.au/. Several staff members of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at UNSW were involved in the preparation of these books.