Maths Week Scotland 2023 - What's On for Schools?

For Maths Week Scotland (25 September - 1 October 2023), we have a mix of online and in-person events and workshops for schools to book, as well as a variety of challenges and competitions running at various points in and around the week itself.

You can find all of our events listed in our online events calendar, but to help you with your planning we have pulled together an overview of daily highlights. We will be updating this, as new events come in, so please keep checking.

Please note that the majority of our free events still require pre-booking, so please don't delay if you are interested in any of these.

Challenges & Competitions

Please note: A few of our competitions kick off before 25 September!

• 1 September – 2 October: Maths Inside photography competition, open to anyone in Scotland
• 1 September – 6 October: Get to the Point Data Visualisation competition for primary and secondary schools (PLEASE NOTE THE NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE)
• 18 September to 23 October: Maths Wi Nae Borders mini-competition for any class to complete together (aimed at secondary schools but younger entrants welcome)
• 19 September to 21 September: Scotland Rocks times tables competition for schools
• 22 September to 28 September: Sumdog online maths contest for schools
• 25 September to 1 October: Maths Week Scotland Daily Challenge, with the Scottish Mathematical Council and BBC Bitesize
• 26 to 29 September: Mathematics World Cup - play between the 26th and 29th of September to be featured on the Maths Week Scotland Leaderboard

Maths Week Events

Wednesday 20 September

Online

• 4:30pm - 6pm: Maths Circles and open-ended problems | for teachers
  

Monday 25 September

Online

• 10am - 11am: Code breaking - Your country needs you | for age 10 - 14
• All day: Maths Through Ceilidh online workshop (20 mins) | for P5 – P7

In-person

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland | for P1 - P7

Tuesday 26 September

Online

• 10:45am - 11:15pm: DYW Live - World of Work: Stream Marine Careers | for S1 - S3 (will be recorded)
• 11:45am - 12:15pm: DYW Live - World of Work: First Bus | for S1 - S3 (will be recorded)
• All day: Maths Through Ceilidh online workshop (20 mins) | for P5 – P7

In-person

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland | for P1 - P7

Wednesday 27 September

Online

• 10am - 10:30am: Litter Detectives | for P2 - P6
• 10:15am – 11am: Virgin Money Primary School Workshop | for age 9 - 11
• 11am – 12pm: Virgin Money Secondary School Workshop | for age 13 - 16
• 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Virgin Money Secondary Maths Inspired Careers Panel | for age 14 - 18
• All day: Maths Through Ceilidh online workshop (20 mins) | for P5 – P7

In-person

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland | for P1 - P7
• 5pm – 6pm: Jobs of the Unknown – the Future of Statistics and Data Science Careers, at Appleton Tower (Edinburgh) | for Secondary School S5 & S6 pupils and University Undergraduates
• 5:15pm- 7:45pm: Celebrate Mathematics with the University of Edinburgh | for teachers

Thursday 28 September

Online

• All day: Maths Through Ceilidh online workshop (20 mins) | for P5 – P7
  

In-person

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland | for P1 - P7

Friday 29 September

Online

• All day: Maths Through Ceilidh online workshop (20 mins) | for P5 – P7

In-person

• 9:30am - 5pm: Crack the Code at the Great Tapestry of Scotland | for P1 - P7

Saturday 30 September

In-person

• 9:45am – 12pm: Maths in Action workshop for educators and parents at Merkinch Community Centre, Inverness

Rescheduled Events

Tuesday 3 October

Online

• 9:30am – 10:15am: Multiple Heartbeats Workshop | for age 4 - 11 (rescheduled from 26 Sept)

Wednesday 4 October

Online

• 10am - 11am: Hats and turtles - Playing with the mathematics of tiles | for age 10 - 14 (rescheduled from 27 Sept)

Tuesday 24 October

Online

• 11am - 12pm: Talking Maths with Forensic Science | for S1 - S4 (rescheduled from 28 Sept)

New Resources for 2023

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 with ideas for who to celebrate Maths Week Scotland at school (all levels)
• Free Twinkl resources on World of Work as well as this year's 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: Kidnapped by the Metlz interactive adventure (first to third level)
• Maths In Motion video series from the Scottish Mathematical Council (second level)

All these are available in the Learning Resources section of our website, plus many more resources from previous years.

What's On All Year Round?

The following online and in-person events, workshops and activities are being offered throughout the year, as well as during Maths Week Scotland itself, and can be booked at various times to suit your school group.

Online Events

• Maths Money Marvels | for ages 8-11
• The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 11+

In-Person Events

• Money Maths at Museum on the Mound, Edinburgh | for P5 – P7
• All things numerical at the Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh | for all ages
• School Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge
• Kipper's Math Trail for Schools at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther | for P6 & P7
• A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh | for primary & secondary schools
• Journey Around the World at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow | for Early Years
• Ancient Egyptian Maths and Science at the Glasgow Museums Resources Centre | for primary school

Online Resources

• Learning Resources
• Family Activities
• Teacher CLPL