Maths Week Scotland 2024: What's On for Schools
We've rounded up this year's Maths Week Scotland events for schools in a handy, day-by-day overview. The programme is a mix of mix of both online and in-person events. Most events take place during our gala week, 23 September to 27 September, but there are a few events that start earlier or take place later. We will be updating this overview as more events are confirmed, so do keep checking back!
Challenges & Competitions
Please note: A few of our competitions kick off before 23 September!
- 1 September - 30 September: Maths Inside Scotland wide photography competition for all ages
- 2 September - 4 October: Climate Calculations Challenge for Secondary Schools run by the Royal Meteorological Society
- 2 September - 11 October: Maths Tales story writing contest for Primary Schools in partnership with Read Write Count with The First Minister
- 9 September - 13 October: 0maths Escape Room; win a premium subscription to 0Maths for a year (best suited for Second Level)
- 16 September to 14 October: Maths Wi Nae Borders mini-competition for any class to complete together (aimed at Secondary Schools but younger entrants welcome)
- 20 September to 26 September: Sumdog online maths contest for schools
- 23 September to 29 September: Maths Week Scotland Daily Challenge, with the Scottish Mathematical Council and BBC Bitesize (suitable for upper primary & early secondary)
- 24 September to 26 September: Scotland Rocks times tables competition for schools
Maths Week Events
You can find all of our events listed in our online events calendar, but to help you with your planning we have pulled together an overview of daily highlights. We will be updating this, as new events come in, so please keep checking. Please note that many of our free events still require pre-booking, so please don't delay if you are interested in any of these.
Monday 23 September
Online
- 11am - 11:30am: Stories & Maths with a STEM Ambassador - The Maths of Alice in Wonderland | for P4 - P7 | Free but registration required
In-person
- 10:15am & 11:45am (60 mins each) - Museum on the Move at National Museum of Scotland , Edinburgh | for P3 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 10am - 3pm (morning & afternoon sessions available): Telling tales on Maths X Textiles at Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick | for schools and community groups | Free but registration required
- All day: The Miller, the Baker and the Wheel of Good Fortune at Almond Valley Heritage Centre | for P1 - P5 | booking required, £3.00 per child (Free spaces available for Livingston based primary schools)
Tuesday 24 September
Online
- 9:30am - 10:15am: Once Upon a Maths Tale...(Early & First Level) | for Early Years to P4 | Free but registration required
- 10am - 11am: Magic Maths/ Is it Magic or is it Maths? | for P5 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 11am - 11:45am: Once Upon a Maths Tale...(Second Level) | for P5 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 11am - 11:30am: Stories & Maths with a STEM Ambassador - How Many Legs? | for P1 - P3 | Free but registration required
- 2pm - 2:45pm: Meet the Scientist with Dynamic Earth | for Second Level and above | Free but registration required
- 4pm - 5pm: Talk for Maths Benchmarks & Stories for Maths | for Educators | Free but registration required
In-person
- 10:15am & 11:45am (60 mins each) - Museum on the Move at National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh | for P3 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 10am - 3pm (morning & afternoon sessions available): Telling tales on Maths X Textiles at Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick | for schools and community groups \ Free but registration required
- 10:30am - 11:30am: If the World Were a Village at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh | for P5-P7 | Free but registration required
- 6:30pm: What do Gases, epidemics, society and life have in common? at University of Aberdeen | suitable for age 12+ | £6; concession/U16 £4 | registration required
- All day: The Miller, the Baker and the Wheel of Good Fortune at Almond Valley Heritage Centre | for P1 - P5 | booking required, £3.00 per child (Free spaces available for Livingston based primary schools)
Wednesday 25 September
Online
- 10:00am - 10:50am: Numbers in the Fast Lane | for P5 to S2 | Free but registration required
- 11am - 11:30am: Collie Maths Tales - Pip & Alison | for Early & First Level | Free but registration required
- 11am - 11:30am: Officer Buckle and Gloria: Safety Concepts and Maths with a STEM Ambassador | for P4 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 6pm - 7pm: Becoming an Actuary...Get Paid to Predict the Future! | for S4 - S6 | Free but registration required
- 6pm - 7pm: Global Teachers' Network Maths Week Special | For educators | Free but registration required
In-person
- 10am - 11:30am: Meet the Author: Atlas of the Invisible at Tyncastle High School, Edinburgh | for S5 - S6 | Free but registration required
- 10am - 1pm: Game on Study Day at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh | for S1 - S3 | Free but registration required
- 10am - 3pm (morning & afternoon sessions available): Telling tales on Maths X Textiles at Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick | for schools and community groups \ Free but registration required
- 10:15am & 11:45am (60 mins each): Museum on the Move at National Museum of Flight, East Lothian | for P3 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 2pm - 4pm: University of Dundee Schools Event | for S5 - S6 | Free but registration required
- 4:45pm - 6pm: Jobs of the Unknown - the Future of Statistics and Data Science Careers at the Bayes Centre in Edinburgh | for S5/ S6 and Undergraduates | Free but registration required
- 5:15pm - 7:45pm: Celebrate Mathematics with the University of Edinburgh | for Educators | Free but registration required
- All day:The Miller, the Baker and the Wheel of Good Fortune at Almond Valley Heritage Centre | for P1 - P5 | booking required, £3.00 per child (Free spaces available for Livingston based primary schools)
Thursday 26 September
Online
- 9:30 - 10:15am: Climate-Ready Gardens with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | for P4 to S2 | Free but registration required
- 9:45am - 10:15am: Maths Tales with DYW Live | for S1 - S3 | Free but registration required (this talk will be recorded)
- 10am - 10:30am: Author Event: Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths, with Maisie Chan | for P4 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 10:45am - 11:15am: Maths Tales with DYW Live | for S1 - S3 | Free but registration required (this talk will be recorded)
- 11am - 11:30am: Collie Maths Tales - Sweep & Katherine | for Second Level | Free but registration required
- 11am - 11:30am: Stories & Maths with a STEM Ambassador - Infinity and Me | for P4 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 11:45am - 12:15pm: Maths Tales with DYW Live | for S1 - S3 | Free but registration required (this talk will be recorded)
- 1:45pm - 2:15pm: Maths Tales with DYW Live | for S1 - S3 | Free but registration required (this talk will be recorded)
- 2pm - 2:30pm: Meet the Author: Daphne Draws Data | for P2 - P4 | Free but registration required
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Chance, luck, and ignorance; how to put our uncertainty into numbers | for Secondary Pupils & Adults | Free but registration required for attendance via Teams
In-person
- 10am - 3pm: Forensic Maths Workshop at Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh | for P5 - P6 | Free but registration required
- 10am - 3pm (morning & afternoon sessions available): Telling tales on Maths X Textiles at Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick | for schools and community groups \ Free but registration required
- 10:15am & 11:45am (60 mins each) - Museum on the Move at National Museum of Flight, East Lothian | for P3 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 10:15am & 11:45am (60 mins each) - Museum on the Move at National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh | for P3 - P7 | Free but registration required
- 4:45pm - 6pm: Jobs of the Unknown - the Future of Statistics and Data Science Careers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow | for S5/ S6 and Undergraduates | Free but registration required
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Chance, luck, and ignorance; how to put our uncertainty into numbers, Edinburgh| for Secondary Pupils & Adults | Free (also available via Teams - see above)
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm: Fascinating sequences of numbers in mathematics and nature at University of Aberdeen | for Third/ Fourth Level and above | Free but registration required
- Times by arrangement: 'Gille Dubh' Maths Tales at Gairloch Museum | for P4 - P7 | 2 hr session | Free, please contact to arrange a time
- All day:The Miller, the Baker and the Wheel of Good Fortune at Almond Valley Heritage Centre | for P1 - P5 | booking required, £3.00 per child (Free spaces available for Livingston based primary schools)
Friday 27 September
Online
- 9:30am - 10:30am: If the World Were a Village online live event, Edinburgh | for P5-P7 | Free but registration required
- 10am - 11am: Interactive Maths and Science Adventure with the SuperQuesters | for age 5 - 10 | Free but registration required
- 11am - 11:30am: Fashion and Maths with a STEM Ambassador | for P4 - P7 | Free but registration required
In-person
- 10am - 3pm (morning & afternoon sessions available): Telling tales on Maths X Textiles at Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick | for schools and community groups \ Free but registration required
- Times by arrangement: 'Gille Dubh' Maths Tales at Gairloch Museum | for P4 - P7 | 2 hr session | Free, please contact to arrange a time
- All day: The Miller, the Baker and the Wheel of Good Fortune at Almond Valley Heritage Centre | for P1 - P5 | booking required, £3.00 per child (Free spaces available for Livingston based primary schools)
Events happening after Maths Week:
Tuesday 1 October
Online
- 11am - 11:30am: Collie Maths Tales - Tweed the Border Collie | for Early & First Level | Free but registration required
- 11am - 12pm: Escape the DATA Base Live Lesson | for upper primary and lower secondary| Free but registration required
Thursday 3 October:
Online
- 11am - 11:30am: Collie Maths Tales - Gem & Sheila | for Early & First Level | Free but registration required
Monday 28 October - Friday 1 November:
In-person
- 9am - 4pm: Careers Hive at the National Museum of Scotland | for S1-S3 | Free but registration required
Thursday 7 November:
Online
- 11am - 12pm: Escape Room Live Lesson: Find the Secret Lair! | for upper primary and lower secondary| Free but registration required
We also have a varied programme of family events, which may be of interest to nursery groups, school classes, home learners, or that you may want to share with parents e.g. via a school newsletter for families to do together in their own time.
New Resources for 2024
You will find a host of resources to access or download in our Learning Resources section. Some of the new resources for 2024 include:
- Activity Packs with ideas for how to celebrate Maths Week Scotland at school (all levels)
- Twinkle Maths Tales resources for Early Years, First and Second Level
All these are available in the Learning Resources section of our website, plus many more resources from previous years.
What's On All Year Round?
The following online and in-person events, workshops and activities are being offered throughout the year, as well as during Maths Week Scotland itself, and can be booked at various times to suit your school group.
Online Events
- Maths Money Marvels | for ages 8-11
- The Curse of the Burial Dagger online puzzle mystery | for age 11+
In-Person Events
- Money Maths at Museum on the Mound, Edinburgh | for P5 – P7
- All things numerical at the Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh | for all ages
- School Maths Trail at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge
- Kipper's Math Trail for Schools at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther | for P6 & P7
- A World of Maths Trail at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh | for primary & secondary schools
- Journey Around the World at the Burrell Collection, Glasgow | for Early Years
- Ancient Egyptian Maths and Science at the Glasgow Museums Resources Centre | for primary school
Online Resources
Latest News and Events
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Museum on the Move - National Museum of Scotland
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A hands-on workshop where pupils work together to solve a series of maths-related problems based around planning to move one of the display objects at the National Museum of Scotland.