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The AMSP can help you with some great ways to engage your 11-16 students with maths, and inspire them to want to continue to study it beyond GCSE.

We organise a large programme of enrichment activities. These include enrichment events organised by the AMSP’s local Area Coordinators. These typically include a chance to see the links between maths and other subjects, and to hear about possible careers that are open to students who have taken an advanced maths qualification. They are often held at universities and are usually free of charge to groups from state-funded school and colleges. Taking part in our enrichment events, and other activities we provide, can help you reach the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Course length 45 minute(s)

These enrichment events are designed to engage secondary age students while developing an area of GCSE mathematics beyond the curriculum. They will also inform students about their options for studying mathematics after GCSE. The mathematics used in the session will be based on that expected at Key Stage 3, used in a novel context to challenge students.

This event looks at the maths used in Core Maths so that students are better informed about the demands and usefulness of the course, which is designed to be studied alongside 3 A-levels or in combination with other level 3 qualifications. 

The events will be repeated at different times through the year to allow you to choose the event which best fits your timetable. It is designed so that the event can either be streamed into a classroom where interaction is managed by the teacher or the link to the event can be sent by the teacher to their students so that they can participate in the event if they are studying at home.  

There will be opportunities for interaction during the session.

Maths Feast is a fun educational challenge for Year 10 students which tests problem-solving and teamwork skills. Teams of four students will test their maths skills with our all-you-can-eat feast of problems!

There are several rounds requiring different skills and strategies for success. Each event takes between two and three hours, and awards will be given for good teamwork and for the winning team of each round.

The Live Online Year 10 Maths Feast is organised by your local Area Coordinator as an alternative to the usual face to face event. The event will enable your team to participate remotely ‘alongside’ other schools in your area.

Course length 45 minute(s)

These enrichment events are designed to engage secondary age students while developing an area of GCSE mathematics beyond the curriculum. They will also inform students about their options for studying mathematics after GCSE. The mathematics used in the session will be based on that expected at Key Stage 3, used in a novel context to challenge students.

The events will be repeated at different times through the year to allow you to choose the event which best fits your timetable. It is designed so that the event can either be streamed into a classroom where interaction is managed by the teacher or the link to the event can be sent by the teacher to their students so that they can participate in the event if they are studying at home.  

There will be opportunities for interaction during the session.

Course length 40 minute(s)

These enrichment events are designed to inform your secondary students about how maths is used in different careers and the importance of continuing to study maths after GCSE.  

We will be joined by three guests who will talk about their careers and take questions from the students. Details of the panelists will be sent to you approximately a week before the event, within the joining instructions, to enable you and the students to prepare questions to put to the panel. 

This event is a re-run of previous events and will run again in the future, however the guests will be different each time so students can attend more than one. It is envisaged that the event will either be streamed into a classroom where the session is facilitated by the teacher, or that the teacher will share the link with their students for them to join online. The event will last for approximately 40 minutes.

There will be opportunities for interaction during the session.

Course length 3 hour(s)

Maths Feast is a fun educational challenge for Year 10 students which tests problem-solving and teamwork skills. Teams of four students will test their maths skills with our all-you-can-eat feast of problems!

There are several rounds requiring different skills and strategies for success. Each event takes between two and three hours, and awards will be given for good teamwork and for the winning team of each round.

Maths Inspiration is a national programme of interactive maths lecture shows for teenagers. We want to show 14-17 year olds that there’s far more to maths than taking exams. We give them a chance to experience the UK’s most inspiring maths speakers presenting mathematics live in the context of exciting, real-world applications.

In addition, we can arrange in-school enrichment sessions for state-funded schools focusing on Core Maths, AS/A level Mathematics and AS/A level Further Mathematics. These offer students the opportunity to encounter areas of maths outside of the curriculum and see how an area of maths can be used in real world situations. Contact your local AMSP Area Coordinator to discuss your needs.

Each year 26000 students aged between 11 and 16 participate in AMSP enrichment activities

You might also be interested in:

  • the enrichment resources and sources of recreational maths we’ve put together for you to use with your students
  • helping your students find out about where studying maths can take them. We have curated a collection of resources and materials, created by the AMSP and partners, to support you and your school in achieving Gatsby Benchmark 4 in particular – linking curriculum learning to careers.
  • extending and enriching the curriculum you offer your students to include the AQA Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics or the OCR Level 3 FSMQ in Additional Mathematics, which can both be taught alongside GCSE Mathematics
  • ideas for advising and encouraging your students to choose to study a level 3 maths course
  • ideas and strategies to increase the participation of girls in level 3 maths
  • hearing first-hand from students how taking an advanced maths qualification has benefitted them in their university courses in this collection of short videos
  • our DIY Maths Feast which gives you the opportunity to ‘do it yourself’ and run a Maths Feast in your school with your students, if your school is unable to attend a face-to-face or Live Online Maths Feast this year. Our DIY Maths Feast materials can also be used to support remote learning if students are studying at home.
  • our WHY MATHS video collection. At under 4 minutes long, they are perfect to play in class or assembly. The videos are specifically designed to shocase the relevance and practical applications of maths. The aim being to inspire students in Years 9-11 to pursue maths beyond GCSE.
  • our Quick Maths magazine for Year 10 students.
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