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
Outdoor spaces provide wonderful opportunities to explore how numbers and shapes create both the built and natural worlds. Every year we work with schools across the UK to help realise the potential of their outdoor space/s for creative learning opportunities. Outdoor MathsSchools’ outdoor areas offer a wealth of stimulus for learning in Literacy. Whether it’s an observational poetry … Read More
We know how important mathematical reasoning is – not just within the curriculum, but in real life too. So we set ourselves the challenge of designing a workshop that would give students of all ages a very different way of practising (and, crucially, extending) their reasoning skills. We discussed lots of potential approaches back at … Read More
We’re well aware that schools often want large numbers of their pupils to share the experience of participating in our Creative Maths workshops – so we’ve specifically designed programmes such as The Pirate’s Challenge, The Captain’s Conundrum and The Trading Game to cater for up to 60 pupils per workshop. But as the challenge from schools … Read More
Specially developed for large (three or four-form entry) schools wanting all their pupils to enjoy a shared maths experience in a single day, The Captain’s Conundrum creates a genuine “buzz” about maths – because it’s not every day you’ll have a real, live pirate in school. And in the school year 2016/17 alone, more than … Read More
This fast-moving, co-operative game provides an ideal way of using your outdoor space to seed mathematical ideas in your pupils’ minds. Not only that, but it promotes motor skills and memory too! Download the Classroom Resource: Zip Zap Zoom – Sowing the Seeds of Maths! Get in touch and let us know about your experiences … Read More
After two flights (and a six hour layover in Jeddah), I’m finally home in Liverpool following an amazing time in Malaysia. Representing as creatives, and working with the local Learning Adventure Resource Network, I’ve delivered a week of creative learning workshops to students from a range of schools – and you can read about Days … Read More
I’m at the end of a five day programme in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, delivering workshops for the local Learning Adventure Resource Network – and what an amazing five days it’s been. You can read about Days 1 and 2 here, and Day 3 here – but onto Days 4 and 5 … Day 4: Spelling, … Read More
I’m back in Malaysia to represent as creatives as we deliver a week of workshops for the Learning Adventure Resource Network – and I’m having a brilliant time. You can read about my first two days here – but as for the next stage of my adventure … Day 3: The Stuarts, The Somme – … Read More
Was it the complexion? The linen suit? Or some hitherto unnoticed resemblance to Vladimir Putin? Whatever the reason, I was mistaken for a Russian three times this morning. The fact that I can say “Hello” in Russian didn’t help – because my new found friends then expected me to continue in the language … My … Read More
Every cloud has a silvery lining, they say – so although a delayed flight at Manchester meant that I’d eventually get in to Kuala Lumpur three hours later than planned, it had the advantage of putting me on a direct transfer at Heathrow. And this meant that I no longer had to change at Bangkok … Read More
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