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Year 12 Problem Solving at Kingston University
On every second Monday since October, Year 12 students have been coming to Kingston University after school for problem-solving sessions.
ReadOn every second Monday since October, Year 12 students have been coming to Kingston University after school for problem-solving sessions.
ReadGirls’ participation in post-16 maths is low; in 2018 the proportion of female A level Mathematics students was 39%.
ReadAfter a year away, the London & Kent KS5 Teacher Network will return on Wednesday 3 July.
ReadThe second round of Core Maths Conferences in the academic year came to Gateshead in January, and was well received by attending delegates.
ReadOn 2 February, 20 students from the Newcastle area braved the snow and turned up at 9:15 on a Saturday morning for our latest Year 12/13 Problem Solving session at Gosforth Academy.
ReadAfter closing the 2018 with our traditional and very popular Christmas lectures, organised by Phil Moxon at Teesside University for Year 10 students, we have started the New Year by launching new problem solving sessions for Year 12/13 students at Middlesbrough College Sixth Form.
ReadResults of boys and girls taking GCSE Mathematics are fairly even but, from that time onwards, the number of female students taking maths drops significantly.
ReadBefore the Christmas break, a fantastic enrichment day took place at Xaverian College, Manchester.
ReadRecent enrichment activities, designed to help students engage more meaningfully with the mathematics they study and promote level 3 maths, highlighted certain features in the design that appeared to generate an additional ‘premium’ in terms of student engagement and motivation.
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