Professor Andy Noyes is Deputy Head of the School of Education. He joined the University in 2001, having taught in a local secondary school for a number of years. He has been programme leader for the Professional Doctorate in Education, full-time PGCE course and the MA in Learning and Teaching. Andy is a member of the Centre for Research in Mathematics Education (CRME) and has a wide variety of research interests within mathematics education and education more generally. He has recently directed large research projects with funding from the ESRC and QCA. In 2012 Andy was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education.