Alleviating the problem of Key Skills in Pure Mathematics modules using ICT

There has been much debate around the “value” of Key Skills and the ability to incorporate them into existing schemes of work at AS/A level. This article attempts to investigate the case of Pure Mathematics and to consider how the use of ICT could assist teachers in alleviating the current problems of incorporating Key Skills into their teaching schemes ‘without distorting the integrity of individual subjects…’ (Dearing 1996 p 52)