Resources and Publications

View our curated collection of journals and useful resources below.  We are grateful for the financial support from the Glasgow Mathematical Journal Learning and Research Support Fund

Journals

SMC Journal 55 (2025)

SMC Journal 54 (2024)

SMC Journal 53 (2023)

SMC Journal 52 (2022)

SMC Journal 51 (2021)

SMC Journal 50 (2020)

SMC Journal 49 (2019)

SMC Journal 48 (2018)

Primary Journal

SMC Primary Journal 10 (2026)

SMC Primary Journal 9 (2025)

SMC Primary Journal 8 (2024)

SMC Primary Journal 7 (2023)

SMC Primary Journal 6 (2022)

SMC Primary Journal 5 (2021)

SMC Primary Journal 4 (2020)

SMC Primary Journal 3 (2019)

Articles

The Future of Mathematics Teaching in Scotland

Comments from the Scottish Mathematical Council (SMC) on the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy (SSLN) 2011

Scottish Mathematical Council Discussion Paper- The 2012 PISA Findings and the Implications for Scotland (Chris Pritchard)

Resources

World Cup Maths Resource

Join Jerry the Giraffe on the ultimate football adventure as he travels to Boston and Miami to report on Scotland’s World Cup journey! Created on behalf of the Scottish Mathematical Council, this exciting maths challenge invites primary pupils to become travel planners, problem-solvers and football fans all at once. Along the way, learners will use…

Shakespeare and Maths

  Rob Eastaway, our keynote speaker from the 2025 conference, features in this new podcast.  A fascinating link between Shakespeare and maths.

3rd Level Resource for Speed, Distance and Time

Scotdec work with teachers to embed Global Citizenship across schools in Scotland. Working with Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, they were funded by Maths Week Scotland in late 2025 to produce a live lesson and resource. The resource is focused on 3rd level learning about speed, distance and time and uses past and present examples of…