Scotland Maths
Host your own epic As Creatives Maths Enrichment Day during Maths Week Scotland!
For primary school workshops in Scotland click here.
Maths Workshops Secondary Schools 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.
SECONDARY SCHOOL Workshops
Big Maths Day
Generate ‘maths buzz’ around the school, while signalling the importance your school attaches to the subject.
CSI: Maths
A series of challenging mysteries to engage your students and get them thinking logically.
The Race into Space (Secondary Schools)
The search is on for the UK’s next astronaut – and Major Tom wants your pupils’ help in selecting the best person for the job!
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…
Number Patterns: The Bunker
A fast-paced workshop contextualising sequencing and making connections between maths and other subjects!
Maths and the World of Work
School Workshops Developed to support students in contextualising maths and understanding how important the subject is to their…
Murderous Maths
School Workshops Interactive problem solving for up to 180 pupils (with follow-up workshops for up to four classes,…
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.
Creative Approaches to Maths CPD
Explore a range of proven, highly engaging, creative methodologies for teaching and learning maths!
Drop Down Day – Enrichment Workshops
You can mix and match workshops to build your own Enrichment or Drop Down Day. Perfect for an end of term celebration!
School Testimonials scotland
“One of the best STEM Events that I have ever booked. The students found the workshops extremely interesting, engaging and fun. One pupil asked, “Miss, can we do this every Thursday?”
“Thank you so much for delivering the Murderous Maths Workshop with such energy and enthusiasm – it was infectious. It was lovely to see some of our most challenging young people getting so much out of the experience!”
“I just wanted to say the CSI lesson this morning was the best live lesson so far!”
“An absolutely fantastic day. The pupils that took part were fully engaged through the entire time Jackson was working with them. The enthusiasm for problem solving and maths was obvious from the pupils, and there have already been requests for another visit!”
Maths Week Scotland
This year, Maths Week Scotland will take place during the 19 September – 27 September 2026 with the theme Maths Matters!
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.
