Posts by Shazia

Attendees at the last SMC Conference will have picked up their copy of ‘On the Plus Side’ by Achievement Award 2024 winner Chris Pritchard. The November issue Mathematical Gazette includes the following review of this wonderful book. On the plus side by Chris Pritchard, pp 208, £12 (+ p&p, SMC website). ISBN 978-1-3999-8226-9, Scottish Mathematical…

The Learned Societies’ Group for Scottish STEM education (LSG) is calling for the teaching of ethical literacy and critical thinking to begin in primary schools, and for this to continue throughout the whole school curriculum. 

Sarah Leakey (Inshes Primary), John Mynott (Aberdeen University), Paul McMillan (Edinburgh University) and Juliet Lunniss (Edinburgh University) are launching a Lesson Study Scotland Network which aims to bring together everyone using lesson study in Scotland to share work, practice, ideas and engage with the wider lesson study community. Please register for an online event on…

Having recently refreshed the Scottish Mathematical Council’s website, we are seeking high-quality articles and resources to make available to the Scottish mathematics educators community. Submissions will be vetted by a sub-group of the Council, in order to ensure appropriateness, clarity, and accuracy (where appropriate). If you would like to submit an article or resource, or…

The Scottish Mathematical Council’s aims are to foster and improve mathematical education at all levels, and to encourage the advancement and application of mathematics throughout Scotland. It meets three times a year to discuss and plan SMC activities, such as the conference, journals, and competitions. The Council consists of not fewer than thirteen but not…

Data Education in Schools team have just launched their Teach Data Literacy: A Guide for Primary Teachers handbook. The handbook is designed to give primary teachers a comprehensive guide to integrating data skills and activities at each stage of the 3-18 primary curriculum. It provides a clear framework for introducing data literacy into the curriculum as…

The Hayward review of qualifications and assessment has now been published. It’s Our Future: Report of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment