§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has for including the testing of trigonometry at key stage 4; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robin SquireFrom 1994, trigonometry will be examined at key stage 4 through GCSEs prepared to meet national curriculum requirements in mathematics. In a recent report on this year's GCSE, the Office for Standards in Education identified trigonometry as an area of mathematics where there were often high standards of achievement among candidates.