This resource contains activities that can be used in mathematics and numeracy lessons to improve the financial capability of pupils who have recently arrived in the UK and/or for whom English is an additional language. They can also be used by other pupils who need additional support. The activities enable pupils...

This challenge asks teams of students to plan a major sporting event in their local area. The resource provides an opportunity for students to explore their ideas in a creative environment. Teams can define their own goals and priorities, but may want to focus on three main areas of planning an event:

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This resource gives a very practical use of basic mathematics that might be used by a trades person in their work. The activity is based around carpeting and flooring rooms. It involves the use of area and lots of calculations which resemble the functional skills questions in GCSE maths exams.

No specialist...

The Maths Builder series contains 30 photocopiable riddles, games and puzzles designed to give pupils practice with basic maths skills. The sheets are ideal for students aged 11 to 16 who are...

This booklet has been provided by More Maths Grads and it is designed to highlight the versatility of mathematics and to show that a degree in the mathematical sciences can take students anywhere; it can open doors, from developing software technologies to being a professional rugby league player. Working on...

This collection of resources provide maths challenges for students, set in the context of construction.

This resource from Cre8ate maths investigates the maths found in work by two artists. Both activities have an accessible starting point and both can be extended to provide a real challenge.

An artistic puzzle uses a...

This resource from, the Maths Careers website, includes eight maths activities and was created by More Maths Grads. The activity was designed to be used with able Year 7 or Year 8 pupils, in teams of four or five, and should last around an hour.

The eight activities are:

1. Nets of Cubes

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These four Eigen publications booklets provide a range of data handling activities based on four different sports. As well as the calculation of simple statistics the encourage the production of graphical representation of information to assist in the analysis and...

A compilation of whole class activities from SMILE intended for use as lesson starters or as part of a plenary session. The activities are categorised into five sections. Each section contains a number of activity ideas each consisting of a clear aim, a full description and suggested variations. The activity...

• Using tried and tested ‘Cloud’ based software that simulates the setting up of a racing car, students, working in small teams, complete a series of STEM relevant tasks in an effort to produce the perfect car. This ‘virtual’ car is then entered into a competitive race in the hope of...

These three Eigen publications booklets provide a range of data handling activities based on football. The booklets largely focus on calculation of means and the use of tallies, frequency tables and bar graphs. However, they also encourage students to look at rather...

This collection includes ACME's series of short briefing papers, called Maths Snapshots, which set out what ACME believe are some of the key issues in mathematics education, identifying challenges and opportunities and providing policy advice on how to overcome challenges and seize opportunities.

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