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Scottish Mathematical Challenge Mugs

Do you have a mug from years gone by? Have a look at this article and see if you can help us see when the first mugs were given out. adfs::HardDisc4.$.mathchall.2025-2026.Mug-Page.mug-page

Social Media Channels

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Book Review in The Mathematical Gazette: On The Plus Side

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 importance of teaching ethical literacy, report by LSG

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.

SMC Statement on Recent PISA Results

The Scottish Mathematical Council have released a statement on the recent PISA results. See our Resources and Publications section (https://scottishmathematicalcouncil.org/resources-and-publications/) for full information.

SMC Council Member Awarded Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize

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…

SQA Recruitment: Head of Data and Analytics

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.

SMC Journal Archive

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/).

Engineering as a Career

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…

Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Programmes of Initial Teacher Education in Scotland

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.