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This term, Year 2 pupils have been shaping up their learning, exploring the wonderful world of 2D and 3d shapes! Learning about 2D shapes is key for future mathematical learning, helping pupils to understand measurements and eventually geometry in later years. The foundations for their mathematical reasoning was set as pupils explored the properties of…

Last week, Year 10 Mathematicians were involved in a practice Maths Feast, organised by the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme. The Maths Feast is a fun educational challenge, which tests problem-solving and teamwork skills. Teams of four students test their Maths skills by participating in an all-you-can-eat feast of problems! There are several rounds requiring different…

On Wednesday, the Maths Faculty held a very special competition for students and staff to commemorate the date of 2/02/2022, otherwise known as ‘Twosday’! To start off, each Form group were set the challenge of working out a series of equations where the arithmetic symbols were removed, and students needed to work out and place…

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT), a special challenge was set for some of our Year 7 students. The task aimed to encourage mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques and is an online, 45 minute, multi-choice challenge which saw our students deep in thought….

This term, Year 6 have spent time in the classroom building on the knowledge of co-ordinates they gained in Year 5.  In one of their Maths lessons this week, they donned their welly-boots and took their learning outside, as they transferred their skills to real-life problem solving. They spoke about the practical applications of using…

Year 5 have been working hard to develop their understanding of 3D shapes this week. The pupils have been engaging with shapes through activities and games, establishing a wider knowledge base and expanding their vocabulary. They talked about familiar 2D shapes and then considered the different names used when these become three dimensional. They also…

This week saw the first meeting of the Tuesday lunchtime Maths Club. Exclusively for pupils in Years 5 and 6, the Club had fantastic attendance. The pupils were able to have several games of ‘Nubble’ (a computer game that develops strategic thinking), as well as ‘Reptangles’ (a 3D construction puzzle) and the logic game ‘Rush…

Year 6 were working on their measurement skills this week. The children looked at finding the area, which is the space inside the shape, and is found by multiplying the length by the width. They also looked at perimeter, which is the distance around the outside edges of a shape. They did this for both regular and irregular shapes during their maths…

This week, Mathematicians in Years 7 to 9 have been analysing Census Data for the fictitious island of ‘Statistopia’. They looked at graphs and charts to determine the need for Primary Schools across the 5 regions of the island and assessed housing requirements. This project enabled the students to recognise the links between real-life maths…

Over the course of the last two weeks, students across the Senior School have been discussing the mathematical constant ‘Pi’ and its value within Mathematics. The activities took place either side of Pi Day, which is celebrated annually on 14th March, or in the American calendar, 03/14, reflecting the first three digits of Pi (3.14)….