Maths Workshops Scotland

All of our maths workshops for secondary schools in Scotland have been carefully designed to put into context and actively promote the keystones of the Curriculum for Excellence – as well, of course, as supporting the push to Make Maths Count.

Workshops are available throughout the school year and are very popular during Maths Week Scotland!

For primary maths workshops in Scotland click here.

CSI: Maths

A series of challenging mysteries to engage your students and get them thinking logically.

Big Maths Day

Generate ‘maths buzz’ around the school, while signalling the importance your school attaches to the subject.

The Trading Game

School Workshops A high energy activity that challenges students’ understanding of shape, probes concepts of “value” and asks…

Selling Maths

School Workshops Which discovery had more impact on the world – the concept of zero or the ratio…

Maths and the World of Work

School Workshops Developed to support students in contextualising maths and understanding how important the subject is to their…

Big Maths day from As Creatives

Murderous Maths

School Workshops Interactive problem solving for up to 180 pupils (with follow-up workshops for up to four classes,…

Number Patterns: The Bunker

A fast-paced workshop contextualising sequencing and making connections between maths and other subjects!

The Priorities Game

Working in teams – and responding to change – to put maths in context!

Maths: CSI: Christmas Bake Off!

A festive Bake Off turns into a maths mystery, as pupils use fractions, percentages and measurements to catch the culprit.

Family Maths

Uncover the meaning and importance of the three keystones of the Curriculum: fluency, reasoning and problem solving.

Maths Week Scotland 

This year, Maths Week Scotland will take place during the 22nd – 28th September 2026 and if you would like to celebrate with a high energy, imaginative, fun and Creative Maths day for all pupils to take part in, then take a look at what’s on offer below!

Funding

The Edinburgh Mathematical Society grant scheme – The Schools Enrichment Fund, exists to provide financial support for mathematical activities which fall outwith the normal school curriculum. There are no closing dates but early submission of applications is strongly encouraged.

Find out more over at http://www.ems.ac.uk/funding/schools-funding.