Enrichment

Senior Maths Challenge

In October some of QE’s keenest mathematicians entered the national annual UK Mathematics Trust Senior Maths Challenge. The challenge is to solve 25 maths problems in 90 minutes. They achieved excellent results with many of those entering receiving a certificate. Altogether, QE students were awarded six gold, twenty-seven silver and twenty-one bronze certificates. Year 2 students Rohan Kishore and Rushil Partha, along with Year 1 students Noble Anim, Zedd Bignall, Luke Grabham and Daniel Owen, all scored very highly and were awarded gold certificates. Rohan and Noble achieved the highest scores in the respective year groups. About 10% of students taking part in this national competition achieve gold and are invited to take part in the follow-on rounds in November where they face even tougher challenges of mathematical skills and understanding.

Click here to access past challenge papers and answers

Helen Carvill, Course Leader for A Level Mathematics, said “we are very impressed by the number of excellent mathematicians here at QE, many of whom will go on to use their mathematical and problem-solving skills at a higher level in a wide range of careers.” Many of the Y2 students have applied to study subjects such as mathematics, economics, engineering and computer science at university.

Click on the link above to access papers if you want to see what it's all about.

Educational Talks and Visits

The Maths department has arranged for students to participate in a number of talks and visits with local employers and universities. These include:

Visit to University of Leeds Maths Day
Talk by Clive Owen LLP accountants and business advisors
Talk by University of Teesside Engineering department about HE opportunities and developments in the world of renewables and artificial intelligence
Talk by Labman Automation technology company

University of Leeds KS5 Maths Day

Day trip to the University of Leeds - includes a tour of the campus, hands-on activities in the School of Mathematics, a talk about maths degrees, lunch in the Student Union and a maths lecture in one of the university lecture theatres.

Lunch in the Refectory in the Student Union

Hands-on maths activities in the maths department

Problem Solving Event

The AMSP (Advanced Maths Support Programme) provided an afternoon problem-solving session for our Further Maths students and some of the Maths students. The session gave students the opportunity to worh together to tackle some challenging questions that required them to use their algebra and problem-solving skills. The session also provided students with guidance on the various maths-based university entrance test and gave them the chance to try the sort of questions they would be likely to have to tackle in such a test.

Enrichment

Senior Maths Challenge

Educational Talks and Visits

University of Leeds KS5 Maths Day

Problem Solving Event

Further reading and viewing