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Events for Teachers and Students

You can be notified of new events by signing up to our teacher newsletter, or by following us on Twitter @nrichmaths. If you have any questions, please email the NRICH Team.


NRICH Live for Teachers - Encouraging Parental Involvement

Tuesday 14 November 2023, 16:00 to 16:45 (UK time) - Primary teachers
Wednesday 15 November 2023, 16:00 to 16:45 (UK time) - Secondary teachers

Join Liz and Charlie online for a chance to explore ways of promoting parental engagement with mathematics, through family-friendly homework activities. We will work on some activities together, and consider the advice we might offer parents and carers on how to support students' mathematical thinking at home.

More information and booking details for the Primary teachers' event and the Secondary teachers' event are now available on Eventbrite.

Future NRICH Live Events for Teachers 

You may wish to save the provisional dates below, when you will be able to join members of the NRICH team online for a chance to work on some problems from their latest features. All events will take place from 16:00 to 16:45 (UK time).

Tuesday 23 January 2024 - Primary and Secondary teachers
Tuesday 5 March 2024 - Primary teachers
Wednesday 6 March 2024 - Secondary teachers
Tuesday 30 April - Primary and Secondary teachers
Tuesday 18 June 2024 - Primary teachers
Wednesday 19 June 2024 - Secondary teachers

More information and booking details will be available nearer the time.

The resources from previous NRICH Live events, together with video recordings, are available here.

The nature of problem-solving in the primary maths classroom - webinar for teachers

Smart squirrels, magical narwhals and slithering snakes: Bringing the best of the BBC’s natural history video library to the maths classroom

Tuesday 7 November 2023, 16:00-16:45 (UK time)

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to discover how your learners can enjoy inspiring BBC Natural History videos as part of an exciting new series of maths resources designed by the Natural Curriculum in partnership with NRICH.

More information and booking details are available on Eventbrite.

Cambridge Festival 2024 - Schools' Days

Monday 18 March (KS3)
Tuesday 19 March (KS2)

The 2024 Cambridge Festival will feature two days of exciting and FREE talks for local school students (KS2 and KS3) at the Cambridge Sports Centre in West Cambridge. As part of each day, students will be encouraged to think mathematically with members of the NRICH team, Charlie and Liz.

For more details and booking information, please see the Cambridge Festival website.

Student Webinars 

Throughout the year, NRICH often contributes to the Cambridge Festival, Maths Week England and Maths Week London, as well as a few other events for students. When dates are confirmed, they will be listed here along with links to booking details. If you would like to be notified of the dates of future student webinars, please register for our newsletter and/or follow us on Twitter.

The resources from previous NRICH student webinars, together with video recordings, are available here

School-run Maths Clubs, Maths Fairs and Family Events

Based on the popular resources enjoyed by students attending our NRICH Roadshows, these free resources enable schools to plan and deliver their own maths fairs and maths days for 5-16 year-old students (we've even included a helpful spreadsheet to support planning!).

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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