This page contains information about external links, accessibility and Freedom of Information requests.
External links
Pages on the Maths Week Scotland website include links to relevant content within mathsweek.scot and also to external sites.
External links are selected and reviewed when the page is published. However, Maths Week Scotland is not responsible for the content, accessibility or privacy policies of external websites. The inclusion of a link to an external website from our website is not an endorsement of that website or the site's owners (or their products/services).
Accessibility
This section explains the features that have been incorporated into this site to provide a level of accessibility for all users.
Text size
If you find that the text is too small for you to read, you can change it to a size you’re more comfortable with:
In Internet Explorer, use the Zoom option in the Settings menu.
In Firefox, press the Alt key to temporarily bring up the traditional Firefox menus. On the menu at the top, click View, then go to Zoom.
In Chrome, use the Zoom option in the Settings menu.
In Safari, use the View > Make Text Bigger option.
In Opera, use the Zoom selector.
If you use a wheel-mouse, you may be able to change the text size by holding down the Control or Command key and turning the wheel. In some browsers you can change the text size using Control or Command and the + and - keys. In certain browsers, these functions may ‘zoom’ the entire site rather than just the text.
PDFs
For information on PDF files and accessibility visit access.adobe.com.
Browsers
Below you will find links to various browsers to help you tailor your current browser to your needs, access alternative browsers or download add-ons:
Internet Explorer Information on how to change browser settings in Microsoft's IE browsers.
Microsoft Edge Information on how to change browser settings in Edge.
Mozilla Information on how to change browser settings in Mozilla browsers, including Firefox.
Google Chrome Information about accessibility when using Google's Chrome browser.
Apple Information about accessibility options on Apple products, including Safari and iPhone.
Blackberry Information on accessibility settings on Blackberry phones.
Opera Information provided by Opera on how to change browser settings.
Amazon Silk Accessibility information for Amazon's Silk browser.
Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 came into force on January 1st 2005.
The act aims to increase openness and accountability in government and across the public sector by ensuring that people have the right to access information held by Scottish public authorities.
People are able to see and question how such bodies function and how decisions are made.
Each public authority must have a publication scheme. This sets out the kinds of information the authority publishes or intends to publish, how the information is made available and whether there is a fee for the information.
It's Spring in Edinburgh means, which means the return of the Edinburgh Science Festival (30 March - 14 April)! This years theme is Shaping the Future, and we've browsed through the programme to pick out some of our maths highlights for you.
To mark World Meteorological Day (23 March), we are delighted to share a guest post from Professor Sylvia Knight, Head of Education at the Royal Meteorological Society, to introduce their new Climate Change Concept tool and show how teachers can use it to support maths in the curriculum.
