Maths Picnic
This term we organised and ran Maths Picnics for six schools in the region.
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Problem solving for university courses
We are looking forward to getting 2020 off to an exciting start with the launch of our STEP/MAT/TMUA preparation course for students, which takes place weekly from 22 January at Newcastle University.
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Building Resilience
Have you noticed how some pupils can “give up” on maths before they’ve even started? How it’s almost okay to say the sweeping statement “I’m no good at maths” sometimes with a strange sense of pride?!
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Who Stole My Artwork?!
Someone has stolen some famous artwork by M. C. Escher. There are 6 key suspects… but… “whodunnit”?
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Maths Hub Core Maths Work Group begins in Manchester
Supporting Core Maths Work Groups are a collaboration between the Maths Hubs and the AMSP. The first Manchester meeting of these Work Groups took place in December.
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Effective use of the Classwiz calculator
After analysing the 2019 examination papers, several teachers asked for support in using the Casio fx-991EX Classwiz effectively, both within a classroom and examination environment.
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Making mechanics more meaningful
When I studied mechanics at college, it wasn’t even called mechanics, but instead ‘applied maths’.
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The value of a professional maths teacher network
Jennifer Thwaites and Rachel Gillmon work part time for AMSP. They are serving maths practitioners with current experience of leading maths teams.
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How far can you go with Fibonacci?
I am fascinated by the Fibonacci sequence – something to do with it being recursive and the tendency for the common ratio between terms to become the golden ratio.
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