What if there were a GCSE for History of Mathematics? I've been imagining the Elizabethan England module and will be handing out a sample exam paper at the @histassoc.bsky.social conference in Gateshead. Below is the cover page. I'll publish Section A tomorrow.

Maths teachers - help! We're looking for a London school that's interested in hosting a FREE session about maths & Civil Engineering. Details: - A one-hour session with short presentations from 3 young civil engineers and Q&A. - Aimed at Y12 - Late Sept/early Oct ideal Contact us if interested

We have an exhibitor stall at the @histassoc.bsky.social conference in Gateshead this weekend, to make the case for bringing History and Maths together. We'll have games, an old timekeeping device, DIY astrolabes, a 16thC map, a quiz with cool prizes, & a workshop from @robeastaway.bsky.social .

In July treat your Year 9s, 10s or 12s to an interactive Much Ado About Numbers show at: - Shakespeare North (nr Liverpool) - Alleyns Theatre (Dulwich). English teacher: “I’ve never seen so many Year 9 students engaged in Shakespeare AND Maths". Details here: mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-sum...

As well as our theatre-based Maths Inspiration shows, we run all day MathsFests for sixth formers. Here's Sophie McLean at Kensington Town Hall yesterday talking about prime numbers to a highly engaged audience of 700. (Host MattParker +JamesGrime, AlisonKiddle, SteveMould, AylieanMcD, Nicole Cozens

This summer term we have four shows for Year 9s/10s: A MAGICAL GAME SHOW - @sparksmaths.bsky.social Birmingham 29th June & Cardiff 9th July MUCH ADO ABOUT NUMBERS - @robeastaway.bsky.social Liverpool(Prescot) 7th July & Dulwich 10th July Details here: mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-sum...

Very pleased to announce that I'll be representing the History and Maths in Education Network supporting @mathsinspiration.bsky.social as an official sponsor of the @histassoc.bsky.social 's official conference in May! Join us in the HaMiEN at historyand.mathsy.space! #MathsToday #History 🏛️🎓

29th January, 7pm - I'm doing a talk at MathsWorld London about the Maths of Shakespeare's London. Elizabethan History meets Shakespeare and mathematics. Also a great chance to visit this fabulous new venue which is close to Tate Modern. Advance booking required. mathsworld.com/events/Shake...

Matt's tour shows are back very soon! Next up is the Lyceum Theatre in Crewe on 11th February, as he brings "Getting Triggy With It" to another little pocket of the country! Come watch Matt Parker do the maths. (Every audience member will get some free maths.) trafalgartickets.com/lyceum-theat...

Full house at this morning’s London Maths Inspiration show (on the set of Matilda)

How GCSE exams are killing enrichment. My story won't surprise most teachers, but those outside the school system might be a bit shocked. robeastaway.com/blog/gcse-bl...

Schools - there are still seats available for our Cambridge shows on 10th December, featuring Ben Sparks (aka @sparksmaths.bsky.social), Alison Kiddle and Oliver Dunk from Google. Bursaries are available for schools facing overwhelming transport costs. mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=204

Our spring shows are now open for booking! - 5th March BATH Forum - 10th March BRADFORD St George's Hall - 23rd March READING Hexagon Theatre Speakers include @sparksmaths.bsky.social, Aoife Hunt, @mscroggs.co.uk , Jen Rogers and in Reading - Matt Parker! Show details here mathsinspiration.com

Exciting news: our two Cambridge shows on 10th December feature @oliverdunk.com who works for Google. A chance for your Y11/12s to discover what's happening at the cutting edge of AI technology. Book here: mathsinspiration.com @cambridgemathshub.bsky.social

Teachers! Why not provisionally book for autumn Maths Inspiration shows now - you don't have to pay till September. Shows in Manchester, Birmingham, London, Cambridge, Brighton, Winchester and Kingston. (Spring shows will be Reading, Bath and Bradford). www.mathsinspiration.com

Breaking news - on Dec 11th we're bringing 'Much Ado About Numbers' to The Rose Theatre in Kingston, whose layout is based on the original Elizabethan Rose Theatre. Great for Year 10/11, you can provisionally book now, and pay in the autumn mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-aut...

Wondering how to get your Year 9s/10s/12s engaged in the final weeks of term? We still have seats available for the afternoon show in Dulwich - and we can make some of them FREE for you even if you aren't in Southwark.

The morning Much Ado show in Dulwich on 11th July is sold out, but there are still seats available for the afternoon.

Our Year 9/10 summer shows are booking up fast. The Birmingham & Newcastle shows are full, there are still seats available in Exeter and the Dulwich pm show.

It's #Shakespeare's birthday!! To celebrate we look at the maths of his life and times with the amazing Rob Eastway who has written a marvellous book about the topic plus.maths.org/content/rob-... @mathsinspiration.bsky.social

Teachers in London - treat your Year 9s/10s to an educational theatre trip to Dulwich in July. Note that seats are FREE for schools in Southwark. mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-sum... @lthames-mathshub.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social

Teachers: want some fun maths enrichment this summer for your Year 9s/10s? Why not provisionally book for one of our four fab shows: - The Magical Maths Show with Ben Sparks (Exeter & Birmingham) - Much Ado About Numbers with Rob Eastaway (Newcastle & Dulwich) See: www.mathsinspiration.com

If you'd like to join me and @SparksMaths.bsky.social for some maths communication training, the LMS has booked us to run some more of our all-day workshops - in Edinburgh on 11th June and online on 24th June. Details here:

Maths teachers - have your say!!

Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects? Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social / @englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...

Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects? Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social / @englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...

Summer term shows for Year 9/10 now open for booking. (1) A Magical Game Show with @sparksmaths.bsky.social in EXETER (18th June) mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=197 BIRMINGHAM (10th July) mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=198

Want to meet a Countdown star? One of the speakers at our Bradford show (11th March) is @tomrocksmaths.bsky.social (aka the new Carol Vorderman) mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=191

Teachers! Four Year 9/10 shows this summer: * 'A Magical Game Show' in EXETER (18th June) and BIRMINGHAM (10th July) with Ben Sparks @sparksmaths.bsky.social * 'Much Ado About Numbers' in NEWCASTLE (1st July) and DULWICH (11th July) with Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social

Here's our 20th anniversary booklet. It's a great read! mathsinspiration.com/resources/mi...

Sixth form maths teachers! On 14th March (Pi Day), the University of Lincoln is putting on a FREE maths day, with @sparksmaths.bsky.social and @robeastaway.bsky.social as speakers www.lincoln.ac.uk/eventsandcon...

Sixth form maths teachers! On 14th March (Pi Day), the University of Lincoln is putting on a FREE maths day, with @sparksmaths.bsky.social and @robeastaway.bsky.social as speakers www.lincoln.ac.uk/eventsandcon...

Happy New Year! We have some exciting shows coming up in March. Bath and Reading are already provisionally full (!), but there's still space at: 5th March CHESTER (@robeastaway.bsky.social solo show) 11th March BRADFORD (@sparksmaths.bsky.social et al) Book here: www.mathsinspiration.com

Enjoyed the AMSP Christmas quiz so much, I’m doing it again after school with my Year 10 Further Mathematicians. The Core Maths Geek in me loved it! @sparksmaths.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Teachers - looking for a bit of end of term educational fun? We're doing a FREE live 55 minute quiz on Zoom this Weds at 2pm, hosted by Sophie Maclean and Ben Sparks. It has a "Core Maths" flavour and is accessible to a wide range of Y10-Y12 students. mathsinspiration.com/xmas-quiz-2024

@ayliean.bsky.social in #MathsToday I took y12 to @mathsinspiration.bsky.social talks. Brilliant as usual. Ss buzzing at the end. Many Thanks [email protected] @ayliean.bsky.social

FREE teacher/teacher-trainee/other-educator seats available for Much Ado About Numbers in Cambridge this Tuesday morning (10th Dec). Please email sarah @ standupmaths .com if you'd like to come. mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-2024

Four shows in March: Regular Y10/11/12 shows in BATH, BRADFORD and READING... mathsinspiration.com ...plus a KS4 'Much Ado About Numbers' cross-curricular show at CHESTER Storyhouse on 5th March. mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-spr...

It was an absolute joy to work on this booklet and speak to some of the incredible people involved in Maths Inspiration. Some great stories in there!

Our London shows on Monday reached nearly 2000 teenagers, surrounded by one of London's most inspirational sets!

It’s the 20th anniversary of Maths Inspiration shows! We’ve reached 300,000 teenagers in 80 theatres with over 1000 talks. You can read our anniversary booklet here mathsinspiration.com/resources/mi...

Today it's our Birmingham shows at the lovely Crescent Theatre - amazing line up of Aoife Hunt, Hugh Hunt (no relation) and Ben Sparks. mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=188

… and @pshepherd.bsky.social !

Our South West show is returning to the Bath Forum on 7th March (our usual Bristol venues weren't available). Featuring Ben Sparks, Zoe Griffiths, Aoife Hunt and Paul Shepherd. Book here: mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=192 ( @sparksmaths.bsky.social @zoelgriffiths.bsky.social

Shakespeare, numbers and Elizabethan History. I'm excited to be doing two cross-curricular shows tomorrow for Year 10s at the lovely Polka Theatre in Wimbledon. Both are sold out. mathsinspiration.com/resources/mu...

Teachers - we're putting on a FREE online (and slightly interactive) quiz at 2pm on 18th December, hosted by @sparksmaths and Sophie Maclean. A great end of term treat for your Core Maths students, and for Year 11/Y12 mathematicians too. You can register here: mathsinspiration.com/xmas-quiz-2024

Maths, history and Shakespeare! Treat your KS4 students to a cross-curricular show in SHEFFIELD, WIMBLEDON or CAMBRIDGE this autumn. Much Ado About Numbers presented by @robeastaway Details here mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-2024

Our autumn shows for Year 11/12 are filling up fast! Shows in Manchester, Cambridge, Nottingham, Birmingham, Portsmouth and London. You can make a provisional booking now on our website www.mathsinspiration.com