Mathematics

Books

KS3

A Quick History of Maths - Clive Gifford and Michael Young

The Number Devil - Hans Magnus Enzensberger


KS4

How Long is a Piece of String? - Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham

Why do Buses come in Threes? - Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham

Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities - Ian Stewart

The Spirit of Mathematics - David Acheson


KS5

Fermat's Last Theorem - Simon Singh

Alex's Adventures in Numberland - Alex Bellos

Humble Pi - Matt Parker

The Music of the Primes - Marcus du Sautoy

The Number Mysteries - Marcus du Sautoy

The Code Book - Simon Singh

How to Study for a Maths Degree - Laura Alcock

Beyond Infinity - Eugenia Chang

Advanced Problems in Maths (preparing for university) - Stephen Siklos

Websites

KS3 and KS4

Parallel Maths Project - Years 7 to 11 (please ask your maths teacher for a sign-up code)

Junior Mathematical Challenge - Years 7 and 8

Intermediate Mathematical Challenge - Years 9, 10 and 11

AMSP transition resources  - for transition from GCSE to A Level maths (useful for IB Higher Level maths as well)


KS5

Senior Mathematical Challenge - Years 12 and 13

Underground Maths STEP problems (and solutions) - seriously hard questions

STEP support programme - seriously hard questions (used for the entrance exam for Cambridge)

MAT past papers - hard questions (used for the entrance exam for Oxford, also used by Imperial and Warwick)

TMUA past papers - hard, but slightly more accessible questions, good for testing mathematical thinking
(Note: the TMUA is due to be withdrawn in 2024, but the questions will still be good for practice.)

Lectures / Livestream events