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2017

State Sixth Form College of the Year - The Saturday Times (Parent Power), 26 November 2017
'Russian lessons: Why a top university runs a London state school on Soviet lines' - The Economist, 28 January 2017
'Theresa May to seek new 'credible alternative' to universities' - Times Higher Education, 23 January 2017
'Theresa May pledges £170m for institutes of technology' - TES, 22 January 2017
'Theresa May set to announce a new specialist maths school for every town and extra funding to help boost standards' - The Sun, 22 January 2017
'A maths school in every city: Theresa May announces new technical training drive to prepare country for Brexit' - The Telegraph, 21 January 2017

2016

BBC4 The Today Programme (01:50:00) challenges Oxford University's Vice-Chancellor on why they aren't following KCL's lead in setting up a school, 22 September 2016
The Times A-level school league tables (top 5 state schools for A*-B, top state school for A* proportion), 19 August 2016
The Telegraph A-level school league tables (top 5 state schools for A*-B), 19 August 2016
'Top grades add up to 100% at the school for maths prodigies' - The Times, 19 August 2016
'First set of #alevels for King's College London Mathematics School in Lambeth - here's how they got on' - BBC London video via twitter, 18 August 2016
'Budding mathematicians celebrate A-Levels at Lambeth school' - BBC, 18 August 2016
'A-level results: Russian-inspired maths free schools gain top grades' - Times Educational Supplement, 18 August 2016
'A Level Results Day 2016: Record number of students get university places, UCAS say' - Evening Standard, 18 August 2016
'London's brightest maths pupils need more support, experts warn' - Evening Standard, 17 August 2016
'Wanted: more universities to sponsor free schools in England' - The Guardian, 21 March 2016
'Maths teaching in Britain ranked 26th in the world' - ITV News, 17 March 2016
'Teachers fear education reforms do not add up' - Sky News, 17 March 2016
'UK follows Russia's example to set up specialist sixth form maths colleges' - The Independent, 12 March 2016
'Outstanding offers at King's Maths School' - King's College London, 29 January 2016

2015

"What I've learnt helping to found a specialist free school" - The Spectator, 5 September 2015
'What's happening in our states schools is little short of a miracle' - The Telegraph, 20 August 2015
'GCSEs - what happens after results day?' - BBC Radio 4, 20 August 2015
'Magical Marks and King's Maths School' - King's College London, 13 August 2015
"Ride the nerd wave" to widen access to selective universities, conference told' - Times Higher Education, 11 July 2015
'School Reform Minister celebrates International Women's Day' - Department of Education, Nick Gibb MP and Government Equalities Office, 6 March 2015

2014

'Nick Gibb: Why a drop in the core GCSE pass rate is a good thing' - The Telegraph, 24 October 2014
'Must do better: Gove adviser's verdict on the sector' - Times Higher Education, 22 October 2014
'It all adds up to make a new sort of school' - South London Press (print), Tuesday 30 September 2014
'King's College Maths School provides an answer to the UK maths problem' - The Sunday Times, The School Blog, Sunday 28 September
'Russell Group universities to run specialist maths schools' - The Telegraph, 19 June 2014

2013

‘Brit School’ for maths maestros opens its doors to pupils from all corners of London' - Tottenham & Wood Green Journal, 18 August 2013
‘Brit School’ for maths maestros opens its doors to pupils from all corners of London' - Ham & High Online, 18 August 2013
'Universities urged to back maths schools' - BBC, 10 July 2013
'Degree courses filled with foreign students, minister says' -The Telegraph, 9 July 2013
'Universities Urged To 'Back Specialist Maths School' - Huffington Post UK, 9 July 2013
'Universities urged to sponsor free schools specialising in maths' - The Guardian, 19 June 2013
'Adding a touch of glamour to mathematics' - Times Educational Supplement, 31 May 2013
'Headteacher appointed to "game-changing" Waterloo maths school' - London SE1 Community Website, 8 May 2013
'King's appoints first Head to new Mathematics School' - King's College London, 8 May 2013
'Sine up, comrades' - The Sunday Times, 20 January 2013

2012

'Free school will be first to specialise in maths' - The Independent, 14 December 2012
'King's College plans maths sixth form free school in Waterloo' - London SE1 Community Website, 14 December 2012
'University launches specialist maths school' - Times Higher Education, 14 December 2012
'King’s College to open specialist sixth form for maths prodigies' - The Evening Standard, 14 December 2012
'King's plans specialist maths school for sixth formers' - King's College Lonodn, 12 December 2012
'Gove's 'Soviet' Maths School targets the brightest' - The Sunday Times, 25 November 2012

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