The Maths Week London Contest from Sumdog

Date: Friday 25th June – Thursday 1st July 2021

Suitable for: Key Stages 1, 2 & 3

Cost: Free

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Last year over 2,500,000 questions were answered by 8,672 pupils across the capital in the Sumdog Maths Week London contest!

Pupils are invited to practise maths, have fun and compete against other classes to become Maths Week London Champions 2021! All of the questions are tailored to each pupil’s level, giving everyone a fair chance of winning.

The winner will be the class with the most accurate scores over the week and will be awarded a Sumdog trophy in a special awards ceremony as well as receive a 6 month subscription to Sumdog’s premium features, including teacher tools and extra activities!

The Maths Week London TeachMeet

Date: Tuesday 29th June, 16:30 – 17:45

Suitable for: Educators

Cost: Free

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This an opportunity to bring educators together online, sharing ideas, insights and best practice to support our mission of improving children’s confidence in mathematics. After over a year of disrupted learning we want to hear what strategies have worked for you and what lessons you will be taking forward.

Sponsored by Sumdog, Times Tables Rockstars and 2Simple, there’ll also be a virtual raffle with some great prizes to be won for your school.

Maths on Toast Stay-in Session: Tessellations

Date & Time: Saturday 26th June, 12:30-1:30pm

Suitable for: Parents/Carers and children aged 4-12

Cost: Free

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Join in with our Escher inspired session to discover how to combine art and maths to create a wonderful work of art.

Can you create a pattern on a piece of paper, made up of repeating shapes, with leaving any gaps, spaces or overlaps? That’s a tessellation!

London Rocks 2021

Date & Time: Monday 28th June – Friday 2nd July, 7am – 7pm

Suitable for: Ages 6-16

Cost: Free

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Online times tables competition for classes and schools, hosted by Times Table Rock Stars.

Dr. Nira Chamberlain: Black Heroes of Mathematics

Date & Time: Monday 28th June, 10am

Suitable for: KS3 – 4

Cost: Free

Register: Sign up to Maths Week London and receive a link to the video talk on Monday

“You don’t need anybody’s permission to be a great mathematician!”

In this talk, Dr. Nira Chamberlain, President of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, looks at the Black Heroes of Mathematics. He discusses his own story and journey, as well as taking a looks at the  insipirational men and women  who overcame obstacles to prove that mathematics is  for everyone.

NRICH live student webinar for 9-13 year olds

Date & Time: Tuesday 29th, 10-10:45am

Suitable for: Ages 9-13

Cost: Free

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Join Liz and Charlie online for a chance to start working on some problems that will challenge your students to think strategically. We hope that after the event, students will continue to think about the problems and devise some ‘winning’ strategies.

Maths on Toast School Session: Tessellations

Date & Time: Wednesday 30th June, 09:30-10:45am

Suitable for: Primary Schools

Cost: Free

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Primary schools, join in with our Escher inspired session to discover how to combine art and maths to create a wonderful work of art.

Can you create a pattern on a piece of paper, made up of repeating shapes, with leaving any gaps, spaces or overlaps? That’s a tessellation!

Tom Rocks: Quadratic Formula Derivation and Applications

Date & Time: Wednesday 30th June, 2pm

Suitable for: KS3 – 4

Cost: Free

Register: Sign up to Maths Week London and receive a link to the video talk on Wednesday

Most of us can remember the quadratic formula x = (- b +/- (b^2 – 4ac)^(1/2))/2a but do you know where it comes from? In this special video for Maths Week London, Oxford mathematician and YouTuber Dr Tom Crawford @tomrocksmaths will show you how to derive the infamous quadratic formula and then apply it to several fun problems relevant to real-life.

Join Tom for the live YouTube premiere on Wednesday at 2pm where you will have the opportunity to ask any questions in real time.

LEO Academy Trust Activities

Date & Time: 28th June – 2nd July

Suitable for: EYFS – KS4

Cost: Free

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A selction of lessons and cross curricular activities linked to a mathematical story to embed maths across the whole curriculum, planned by Maths Leads from across the Leo Acamdey Trust.

Designed in a way that allows teachers to pick and choose which elements they want to complete during maths week.

Find maths activities for each key stage as well as competitions for all at the end of the menu.

Cuthbert the Croc Workshops – online or in person

Date & Time: In person or online: select a time slot on Wednesday 30th June or Friday 2nd July.

Online only: Monday 28th June 9-11am, Tuesday 29th June 9-10am, Thursday 1st July 9-10am

Suitable for: EYFS – KS4

Cost: Free

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A selection of workshops available throughout Maths Week London. You can choose from:

Cuthbert Goes On and On (EYFS & KS1)
A workshop which focuses on the infinite nature of the number line. Beginning with a purpose written story followed by a question-and-answer session and then an arty maths activity to reinforce learning. This workshop will help children to understand that the number line is infinite and will reinforce their understanding of the decimal system: tens, hundreds, thousands etc.

Cuthbert Switches Things Around Workshop (EYFS & KS1)
Focus: the commutative nature of addition. Beginning with a purpose written story followed by a question-and-answer session and then an arty maths activity to reinforce learning. This workshop will help children to understand the commutative nature of addition, i.e., 3+6 = 6+3.

Cuthbert Sees Double Workshop (EYFS & KS1)
Focus: doubling. Beginning with a purpose written story followed by a question-and-answer session and then an arty maths activity to reinforce learning. This workshop will help children to see that doubling a number is the same as adding the number to itself.

Number Fingerprints (KS1 & KS2)
Focus: the product of prime factors. Children will learn that every number can be expressed uniquely as a product of its prime factors. This workshop will help children to factorise numbers, reinforce the definition of prime numbers and engage children in the beauty of mathematics.

Big Sums (KS2 & KS3)
Focus: how we can sum the first n natural numbers. This workshop will help children spot patterns, think about summing series and generally develop their number confidence. It will also highlight the beauty of mathematics.

Cuthbert the Croc Workshops – online or in person

Date & Time: In person or online: select a time slot on Wednesday 30th June or Friday 2nd July.

Online only: Monday 28th June 9-11am, Tuesday 29th June 9-10am, Thursday 1st July 9-10am

Suitable for: Parents

Cost: Free

Register: Sign up here

Cuthbert the Croc stories: engaging your child with maths through stories.
A talk for parents about how the Cuthbert Series might be used at home to engage child. This talk will introduce the Cuthbert the Croc stories and give ideas of additional activities that can be carried out easily at home to reinforce number/maths learning.

Ideas for Maths at Home
Structured ideas that parents can use at home to engage their children in maths at home.