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…

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 is consists of not fewer than thirteen but…

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

As part of the evaluation of the Higher Applications of Mathematics qualification, the SQA are seeking feedback on course experiences from learners and practitioners. If you are currently teaching Higher Applications of Mathematics, the SQA would be grateful if you could complete the practitioner survey and also circulate the learner survey to students on the course. Please visit the website for…