Associate Professor Anne Prescott started her career as a secondary school teacher of mathematics. She is currently the coordinator of the primary and secondary mathematics teacher education as well as the Master of Teaching (secondary).

2015-2018 Australian Mathematics and Science Partnership Program Grant $1 919 500 Maths Inside: Highlighting the role of maths in society as motivation to engage more in mathematical activities. Anne is the co-Chief investigator with Dr Mary Coupland. The aim of the project is to develop resources to demonstrate to students and their teachers the importance of mathematics and statistics in our lives, highlighting examples where the mathematics is not always visible but is available to students through the mathematics syllabus.

For a number of years, Anne has been working with teachers in a remote area of Nepal, improving the pedagogy within the classroom. These schools are very close to the epicentre of the 2015 earthquake, so loss of life is devastating and the destruction of what little infrastructure existed has been massive. In 2014 Anne was awarded the UTS Human Rights Award for Social Inclusion for her work in making it possible for girls to continue their education in secondary school - she raised the money to build toilets in many schools in the area. For more information see theSambhav Nepalwebsite.

Anne research interests student misconceptions in mathematics, teaching practices in schools and the challenges for beginning teachers as they start their careers, STEM / STEAM education. In 2015, with Michael Cavanagh, she published "Your Professional Experience Handbook: A guide for preservice teachers" (Pearson).