Through sheer head work, Trevi Times made his dream come true – by opening his own Italian restaurant, Times’ Tables Trattoria! But with his team of chefs wasting too much food (and spending too much money), that dream is on the verge of turning into a nightmare. If only there were some children who could … Read More
Celebrate the Liverpool Maths Party by taking part in a live streamed CSI: Maths workshop with us! One of the UK’s leading providers of creative education, we have programmes covering maths, literacy, science and history, as well as a range of CPD programmes for teaching professionals. September 27th, 11.00 – 11.45am, KS1 CSI: Storyland … Read More
Combining murder mysteries and problem solving, CSI: Maths is one of our best selling programmes in primary and secondary schools across the UK – offering pupils an opportunity to apply their skills in, and understanding of shape and measurement in a unique environment. CSI: Storyland (EYFS, KS1) With the help of the elves, the Shoemaker’s fortunes have been restored – … Read More
We know that it’s often important for secondary schools to offer activities to whole year groups – and we understand, too, the logistical difficulties that this can bring. So, for the third year running, 2018-19 will see us offering Big Maths Days to schools who are looking for a whole day of provision for cohorts … Read More
The Royal Opera House Muscat prides itself on enriching lives through diverse artistic, cultural, and educational programmes – so you can imagine how privileged we felt when we were invited to travel to Oman earlier this month to deliver workshops combining storytelling, music and maths. And, with the help of the Outreach and Education team, we were … Read More
The Pirate’s Challenge is one of our most popular maths workshops – allowing up to 60 pupils at a time to have some piratical fun with numbers and shapes! “Each year group loved their workshop and everyone was engaged at all times. Without knowing, the children in each year group worked mathematically and consolidated their previous … Read More
Rooted in drama and storytelling, our maths activity days offer opportunities to practise skills with numbers, shapes and concepts in exciting, imaginative and interactive ways. All are differentiated for age – while some also offer the possibility of differentiating for ability within a single class. And all, of course, offer you and your colleagues the … Read More
It’s well known that there’s a clear connection between achievement and attainment in maths and parental support. So our Family Maths workshops are designed to provide a fun environment in which parents/carers can work with their children in exploring why maths is important, what maths means in the 21st century – and how easy it … Read More
It’s one o’clock in the morning and I’ve woken up in a panic in a Premier Inn in Northampton. A sleeping concern has proved so troublesome that it’s woken me up. “Do you need a visa to travel to Turkey?” I’m googling. It turns out that you do. But it also turns out that one … Read More
I’ve made many visits to Scotland over the last couple of years, taking as creatives’ learning programmes to primary and secondary schools in Clydebank, Cumbernauld, Dundee, Dunfermline, Glasgow (lots of trips to Glasgow!), Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Langholm, Paisley, Renfrew and Troon. As part of our ambition to promote creativity in education, we’ve developed the Five C’s. … Read More
A one-form entry school in Bolton, Edgworth has a House system that encourages children of different ages to work and socialise together, developing relationships across year groups. So when they were planning a Maths Day where pupils would work in House groups rather than in their normal classes, they asked us if there was a … Read More
One the UK’s leading providers of maths workshops to schools. All of our maths workshops have been carefully designed to put into context and actively promote the keystones of the Northern Ireland Curriculum. Tapping into pupils’ own creativity, our unashamedly fun workshops engage, motivate and, crucially, challenge the children and young people we work with, providing them with meaningful contexts … Read More