The Power of Maths

We want everyone to believe they can 'do' maths. That's why we're actively advocating the power of maths and working to ensure everyone can engage with the subject and what it can do.

Whether it's tackling issues facing maths education or promoting maths positivity, we're focused on working alongside leading thinkers and organisations to help build a number-confident nation.

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Maths confidence

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Diversity and inclusion

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Digital maths learning

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Your future in Maths: A-Z

Where can studying maths or having a love of numbers take your learners? From weather forecaster to nutritionist, we want to shine a light on the Power of Maths and the endless career opportunities for younger generations.

Your future in maths: A-Z aims to present teachers and learners with a vast array of diverse professionals, whose careers were shaped by maths. In today’s fast-paced world, maths is for everyone, and everyone can benefit from studying maths.

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Five ways to challenge data bias and support representation in Maths - Professor Hannah Fry on #DiversityInData

Hot on the heels of her #DiversityinData webinar, run in partnership with Pearson, Professor Hannah Fry reflects on her top five takeaways to support teachers and educators in challenging data bias and supporting diversity and inclusion in Maths.  

Professor Fry is a leading mathematician, best-selling author, award-winning presenter, and Professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. The webinar, attended by hundreds of teachers and educators on 30 November, explored the power of numbers and ethics within research and data collection. In addition, it explored gender inequality in STEM and ways to remove bias to ensure fair results.

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Listen to our Maths podcast

The Right Angle podcast invites topical discussions, debates and insights from a range of thought leaders, award-winning maths educators and facilitators.

Our subject partner hosts, Mark Heslop and Nicola Woodford-Smith, lead conversations on themes such as the evolution of technology to support learning, student engagement and diversity and inclusion across the education of mathematics. 

Previous guests include: Dr Frost Maths website creator Dr Jamie Frost, inspirational maths educator Susan Okereke, maths expert and media personality Bobby Seagull, Carol Vorderman's incredible daughter Katie King and Director of Maths at Ormiston Horizon Academy, Nicola Whiston.

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Tackling maths anxiety

Seen and felt in thousands of classrooms, homes and workplaces across the nation, maths anxiety is widely acknowledged as a barrier to engagement and progress in maths, as well as other areas of education, employment and life.

Our Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety draws on research and insights from experts across education, academia, business and the third sector, who attended our 2019 roundtable. It's full of practical tips, guidance and reflections for every age and stage, so you can join us in tackling maths anxiety and forging more confident and resilient learners, teachers and communities.

From the Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety, we have developed a quick-read document highlighting some tools to support maths-anxious learners.

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We also ran a session on maths anxiety at our first ever Virtual Maths Festival from 5–16 July 2021.

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A Guide to Tackling Maths Anxiety

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Changing Britain's Perception of Maths

Our first report draws upon the insights gathered at the inaugural roundtable in late 2018, when practitioners and academics joined school, business and third-sector leaders to explore how we can collectively transform perceptions of maths both inside and outside the classroom.

The roundtable conversation showed that maths cannot be separated from the people who teach, learn and use it. It is a human practice. It's important that we reflect on the recommendations that came out of the discussion and take concrete steps towards effecting changes that will benefit teachers and young people today, and change how maths is used and perceived in future.

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