Schools Funding

Don’t let a lack of funds stop your school from taking part in Maths Week Scotland. Apply for financial help through the Small Grants Fund or Schools Enrichment Fund.

Small Grants Fund

The Maths Week Scotland Small Grants Fund is a partnership between the Edinburgh Mathematical Society and the Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust.

The Fund provides awards of either exactly £250 or £500 and is open to organisations, partnerships and individuals that require support to participate in, or to lead the development of activity for, Maths Week Scotland 2025 at local, regional and national level including: schools, early learning and childcare providers, local authorities, community and family learning providers, parent councils, colleges, universities and Third Sector organisations.

There will be two rounds of the Small Grants Fund for 2025:

  • Round 1: Opens 22nd April 2025, closes 5pm Thursday 15th May 2025
  • Round 2: Opens 15th August 2025, Closes 5pm Wednesday 3rd September 2025

Schools Enrichment Fund

If you are looking for a funding boost for your maths activities the Schools Enrichment Fund at the Edinburgh Mathematical Society is open for applications year round and funds maths activity beyond the school curriculum.

Examples of some of the previously funded projects are:

  • Transport for pupils from isolated rural schools to attend events such as Enterprising Maths.
  • P7 Maths Days for pupils from feeder primaries to help ease the primary/secondary transition.
  • Maths/puzzle clubs and "puzzle of the week" competitions.
  • Mathematics Masterclasses.
  • Revision events and study camps for Higher and Advanced Higher pupils.
  • Whole-school maths "roadshow" events.
  • Cross-curricular projects with a substantial mathematical element, such as mapping and building a scale model of the school.

Applications are welcome from anyone supporting primary or secondary school learning.

Apply via the website linked below.

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Maths Week Scotland 2024 Highlights

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Twinkl Wild Maths Resources

We are delighted to once again be collaborating with Twinkl Scotland, who have produced a range of new free resources for this year's Wild Maths theme.

Early, First and Second Level have each received resources relating to Drummond Safari Park and to the topic of weather, linking to and informed by Curriculum for Excellence, which support teaching and learning maths.

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New Story: Finn Finity and the Wild Maths Zoo Adventure

Finn Finity and the Wild Maths Zoo Adventure is an interactive story that you can read together with your class or as a family. It incorporates maths puzzles and activities, that you solve as you read.

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Join the Royal Statistical Society at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, for a fun and informative evening to learn more about careers in Statistics and Data Science.