This page gives you details of :
- Local and national maths programmes
- Maths career resources
- Maths quizzes and competitions
- Maths activities for in the classroom or at home
If you wish to add, remove, or correct any of the information here, please contact 01900 824 822 or email info@pbp.org.uk
Please note that some providers may charge a fee to participate in programmes or to use their resources so always check the details with the provider first.
Local Programmes
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A ready-to-go practical primary lesson promoting a broad range of mathematical and business skills; with a healthy mix of competition and collaboration between teams.
The aim of this practical activity is for learners to recognise and simulate how businesses add value and speculate wealth. Aside from the business context, the activity itself is rich in mathematical skills:
- Manipulation of 3D shape and use of surface area;
- Evaluating information, planning, organising and formulating a strategy;
- Costing, pricing, buying, selling and resource management;
Recommended time: Minimum 2 hours (can be extended indefinitely) .Recommended groups sizes 4-6 .Recommended for year groups: Yr5/6;
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MoneySense is a free financial education programme that aims to help 5-18 year-olds in the UK and Republic of Ireland towards a better financial future. It uses the key money moments in a young person’s life – starting to save their pocket money, opening a bank account or getting their first mobile phone – to make learning about money feel relatable. Here are a list of the workshops we provide for the different age groups. You can find out more about the workshops on www.mymoneysense.com.
Super smoothie shop (5-8s)
How we use money (5-8s)
Fraud scene investigators (8-12s)
It’s party time! (8-12s)
Make a difference (12-16s)
A mobile plan (12-16s)
Designing a crowdfunded project (16-18s)
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Description
This programme is run by Kaefer. Students go through the tender process of a scaffolding project looking at different job roles at KAEFER.
ACTIVITY – Geography quiz, scaffolding design, percentages worksheet, purchasing materials, budgeting, health and safety, and construction.
OUTCOME – Teamwork, Communication, Understanding of job roles
LENGTH OF TIME – 1 day (can take elements to shorten time )
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Phone: 01946 556470
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A session based around a monopoly board talking profit, loss and accounting – suitable for year 6
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National programmes with local delivery partners
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The BLOODHOUND Project is about so much more than building a World Land Speed Record car. We also want to inspire the next generation to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics. And we want to share our iconic research and development programme with a global audience.
There are many ways in which you can interact with the Project, including visiting the BLOODHOUND Technical Centre (BTC) where we are building the Car and travelling to where the Car will run. Or we can come to visit you!
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National scheme with local delivery partner
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National Programmes
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The Centres of Excellence scheme is operated by Young Money, a provider of knowledge, resources and training to anyone teaching young people how to manage money. The Young Money website has a range of resources to assist in teaching about financial issues.
The Centres of Excellence programme recognises and rewards schools who are committing to, developing and continuing excellence in financial education in their own school and beyond. There are more than 100 Centre of Excellence schools.
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Phone: 0207 330 9470
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CREST is the British Science Association’s scheme for STEM project work that inspires young people to think and behave like scientists and engineers.
It is a nationally recognised scheme for student-led project work in the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths).
CREST gives young people aged 5-19 the chance to choose their own subject and methodology when completing their hands-on investigation.
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Twenty of Britain’s leading savings and investment firms, brought together by TISA, are to launch KickStart Money, a ground-breaking collaborative project that aims to take financial education to over 18,000 primary school children, catalysing a movement to build a national savings culture for the future.
Significant proportions of the UK population lack the basic functional skills and knowledge to effectively manage their money. KickStart Money has been developed as a mechanism for the financial services industry to pro-actively and collectively transform the long term savings behaviour of a generation.
With a shared aim of raising over £1 million, KickStart Money is a serious statement of intent by the savings and investment industry and supports calls for financial education to become a compulsory element of the Primary National Curriculum. KickStart Money’s prime delivery partner will be the highly respected and award winning financial education charity MyBnk.
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Lifesavers is a financial education programme for primary schools, helping children manage money wisely now and in the future. The scheme works by providing training and resources for teachers, offering support for school savings clubs and encouraging engagement with parents and the wider community engagement.
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Phone: 0207 330 8335
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In either paper form or online, Times Tables Rock Stars is a carefully sequenced programme of daily times tables practice.
Each week concentrates on a different times table, with a recommended consolidation week for rehearsing the tables that have recently been practised every third week or so.
This format has very successfully boosted times tables recall speed for hundreds of thousands of pupils over the last 8 years in over 14,000 schools – both primary and secondary – worldwide.
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The Premier League Primary Stars programme uses the appeal of the football Premier League to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills. Various fun teaching resources for girls and boys aged 5-11 are available through the scheme. These cover English, Maths, PE and PSHE topics. Competitions to win prizes are also held – for instance, the recent Premier League Writing Stars poetry competition.
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Free Amazon Maths learning books for all primary school children.
They are really easy to download-
From the main Amazon web page type in “Free Maths books”, the list of the free ones will come up marked as £0.00. Choose which ones you require and then once purchased they will download to Kindle or other reading device.
Follow Maths 4 Kids for weekly videos aimed at parents (looking to understand how Maths is taught these days); children (looking for a bit of extra help) and teachers (looking for ideas on how to deliver a topic)
NRICH provide teacher resources to help embed problem solving in your classes. There are 4 groups of resources available from their web site covering :
- Curriculum Mapping Documents
- Features
- Collections
- Resources to develop Mathematical Habits of Mind.
Visit their web site here:
A full range of free resources to help develop your child’s math skills including worksheets and activities.
Please Note: To download content you need to register for a free account.
Career Resources
To watch our complete set of career videos click here.
Laura Harrington, Controls Systems Engineer, Sellafield
Jade Wilding, Vet
Rhiann Sullivan, Controls System Engineer, Sellafield ltd.
Lucy Birchall, Graduate Chemist, Sellafield Ltd.
Women in Engineering
Chelsea Glaister, Controls System Engineer- Sellafield Ltd. Download here.
Natalie Parker, Controls System Engineer- Sellafield Ltd. Download here.
Lynsay Jolly, Plant Engineer-Sellafield Ltd. Download here.
Activities for in the classroom or at home
Maths on Toast are a family run maths charity.
Explore their fun creative maths activities, available to download for free! Their activities are suitable for children aged 4–12.
All of their resources are designed for exploring as a family. There is no right or wrong way, so don’t be afraid to get stuck in and enjoy experimenting. Get creative, play, make mistakes and let your children take each activity or challenge as far as they want. You’ll be creating positive memories of maths together as a family – an important step in building a confident, can-do attitude towards maths.
Website: https://www.mathsontoast.org.uk/activities-and-resources/