Due to the disruptions during Maths Week Scotland following industrial action in schools, we are extending our programme for schools by another week. Any schools who have not had the opportunity to fully participate, are invited to celebrate Maths Week in the week of 2 Oct to 6 Oct.
We have a number of rescheduled events for you to look forward to, plus recordings of some events that could not be rescheduled but are now available to access online at any time that suits. Some of the competitions have also been extended, to allow more schools time to enter.
Our Activity Packs, free Twinkl resources, and the Scottish Mathematical Council's Maths in Motion video series of course also remain available to you, as do all the other new and existing resources which can now be searched by level and topic in our revamped Learning Resources section.
Please also don't forget to add your school to our Maths Week Scotland map, and we always love to hear about everyone's activities so please feel free to tag us on Twitter (X) or Facebook.
You'll find all the relevant details and links for everything listed below.
Recorded Events
DYW Live Webinars:
This series of webinars on 'Maths in Motion' included four talks from a STEM Ambassador, Stream Marine Careers, First Bus, and an energy sector consultant. All talks were recorded and are now available via the e-sgoil website.
Unfortunately this year's event could not be recorded, but a recording of last years' Codebreaking & Cryptography event can still be found on the Open University's YouTube channel.
You will find a host of resources to access or download in our Learning Resources section, which has had a revamp and is now fully searchable by Level and Topic! Some of the new resources for 2023 include:
Activity Packs for all levels, with ideas for celebrating Maths Week at school
Free Twinkl resources on World of Work & Maths In Motion theme (all levels)
Maths in Motion with National Galleries Scotland (all levels)
JoJo Gnome and the Shape Map activity (early level)
Numbertots Active Maths Video Adventure (early level)
Dance Like a Robot resource from NumBots (early to second level)
Numberfit Active Times Table Challenge (first and second level)
New Numberella interactive adventure (first to third level)
All these are available in the Learning Resources section of our website, plus many more resources from previous years.
Maths Week Scotland Map
And, finally, if If you have not already done so, please add your school or ELC to our Maths Week Scotland map if you are taking part this week or last week. We've reset the map for 2023, so if you joined our map in previous years you'll need to add yourself again.
For further news and updates you can follow Maths Week Scotland on Twitter and Facebook. Please also feel free to share your Maths Week Scotland activities from either week with us on social media by tagging us and/ or using the #MathsWeekScot hashtag.
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