Maths Week Scotland 2024 - Maths Tales Highlights

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Schools

What do zombie crime scenes, fancy dress parades and baking have in common? They are just some of the ways schools have got involved with Maths Week Scotland. The options are limited only by your imagination!

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Communities

Maths Week Scotland is not just for schools! Maths is in the world around us, and there are plenty of ways for any group to have fun with maths.

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Families

Maths is in the world around us, and there are plenty of ways for you and your family to have fun with maths at home, and out and about. Turn any day into a maths adventure!

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Become an official Maths Week Scotland school and tell us how you plan to celebrate!

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Latest Highlights

$Math at Work Preview$

News 14th May 2024

Maths at Work Compilation Packs

We have pulled together all the 'Maths at Work' related activities from our past Activity Packs, to make it easier for you to access this content which can be reused year after year. The compilation packs align with the levels of the Scottish curriculum.

News 18th March 2024

Mathscot Competition Winners

In January, we launched a competition and invited children from across Scotland to design a mascot for us. We are delighted to announce the winners, and to introduce you to our new 'Mathscot'!

News 6th March 2024

Maths Tales: Origami Bookmark

Our theme this year is Maths Tales, so for World Book Day we are showing you how to fold an origami bookmark.

News 23rd January 2024

Maths Week Scotland for Libraries: How to get involved

Maths Week Scotland works with a range of organisations, including libraries, to enable people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with numeracy and mathematics. Here are some low cost ways your library can get involved - it's the taking part that counts!

News 9th January 2024

Maths Week Scotland 2024: Maths Tales

Maths Week Scotland will be back 23 September - 29 September 2024 with the theme Maths Tales, looking at how Maths is used to tell stories.