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The SMC Stirling Maths conference is back at the University of Stirling on Saturday 18th May with special guest keynote speaker James Grime (https://www.singingbanana.com/). Ticket prices are unchanged from previous in-person conferences, with discounted rates for teachers in training and those travelling from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Information about the workshops on offer:…

We are pleased to report that Prof. Jonathan Fraser, of the University of St Andrews, has been awarded the Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize for 2023 by the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. This award is periodically awarded to an outstanding early-career mathematician having a specified connection with Scotland. Prof. Fraser, who has sat on the SMC…

The SQA are recruiting a Head of Data and Analytics in their Policy, Analysis & Standards Directorate. See https://jobs.sqa.org.uk/vacancy/head-of-data-and-analytics-including-head-of-profession-for-statistics-551505.html for full details.

We are delighted to announce that electronic versions of the SMC Journal going back to 1983 (Journal 13) are now available on the website (https://scottishmathematicalcouncil.org/resources-and-publications/).

We are delighted to announce that the SMC Maths Conference will take place on Saturday 18 May 2024, at Stirling University. The keynote speaker is James Grimes! Ticket sales open on 25 March, the conference fee remains unchanged. Our Call for Presenters is now open. If you would like to present, please complete this form…

The Scottish Government, in collaboration with Education Scotland, National Manufacturing Institute of Scotland, Glasgow Science Centre, Skills Development Scotland and Developing the Young Workforce are delighted to announce that the Engineering as a Career event has been rescheduled for Monday 18 March at Glasgow Science Centre from 15:45 to 18:00. The event will feature: talks…

The General Teaching Council for Scotland have released consultation documents on proposed changes to the Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Programmes of Initial Teacher Education in Scotland. To access and respond to the consultation, visit www.gtcs.org.uk/about-us/consultations. The deadline for responses is 21 March 2024 at 5pm.

It is with great sadness that the Scottish Mathematical Council has learned of the passing of Dr Tony Gardiner. Dr Gardiner, a Reader in Mathematics and Mathematics Education at the University of Birmingham, may be best known in Scotland as the original driving force behind the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust, the Intermediate and Junior Mathematical…

The Scottish Mathematical Council (SMC) is delighted to congratulate Associate Council Member, Mr Chris Smith, on being appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours list for services to mathematics education and to the community in East Ayrshire. Chris graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a First…

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…