Become a Problem-Solving School

Problem-solving Schools is an exciting new initiative to help schools raise the profile of mathematical problem-solving and nurture better problem-solvers.

At the heart of our initiative is our Charter, which offers a framework to help you reflect on your current practice and to agree on areas for development. The Charter highlights five key areas:

• Vision and ethos
• Leadership and PD
• Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment
• Classroom culture
• Problem-solving beyond the classroom.

We invite all schools who are committed to nurturing confident mathematical problem-solvers to apply to become Problem-solving Schools.

Registering your school

During the registration process, you’ll be invited to provide:

• key details about your school
• the results of an initial review of your provision, using the Charter as your guide
• details of three agreed areas for development.

Start registration

What happens next?

After your registration is complete, your school will receive its Welcome Pack and a copy of your initial reflections and action plan.

Your Welcome Pack will include information about the support material and webinars available to you, to help your school move forward on its problem-solving journey. You will also receive a Problem-solving Schools badge to display on letterheads and webpages, highlighting your school’s commitment to nurturing problem-solvers.

Problem-solving Schools status is renewable annually, so we’ll get back in touch during the summer term to support schools to reflect on their progress as Problem-solving Schools.

Questions

If you have any questions or comments about the Problem-solving Schools initiative, please email enquiries.nrich@maths.org