South East Events Page
Contact Details
Unless otherwise stated below you should contact your local Area Coordinator Gill Buque (gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk), Alexandra Hewitt (alexandrahewitt@furthermaths.org.uk) or Jeff Trim (jefftrim@furthermaths.org.uk) for details of events outlined on this page.Information on events in the South East Region can be seen below.
You can skip to an area of interest by clicking the relevant hyperlink below:
Future Events: CPD Events, Enrichment Events, Revision Days, Study Days
Past Events: CPD Events, Enrichment Events, Revision Days, Study Days
CPD Events
Twilight content and pedagogy courses
Content |
Date |
Venue |
Contact |
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Complex Numbers - Investigating Advanced Topics |
Wednesday 13th July 2011 |
Didcot |
1-day content and pedagogy courses
Content |
Date |
Venue |
Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Introduction to AEA CPD |
Friday 14th October 2011 |
Little Heath School, Reading |
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Mechanics CPD |
Thursday 24th November 2011 |
Didcot |
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Further Pure Maths CPD |
Friday 13th January 2012 |
Little Heath School, Reading |
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Further Maths CPD |
Friday 24th February 2012 |
Surrey |
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Introduction to D1 |
Friday 22nd June 2012 |
Little Heath School |
Longer courses
Content |
Date |
Venue |
Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
S1 and GCSE Statistics |
4pm 6pm |
Venue tbc |
Berkshire Key Stage 5 Plus Network Meeting
Date of future meetings: Wednesday afternoons: 21st September 2011, 30th November 2011, 18th January 2012, 7th March 2012, 9th May 2012
For details contact: jbyrne@westberks.org
Other CPD
We also offer informal advice on any aspect of the KS5 curriculum and pedagogy and can offer in-house CPD for your school or college. Contact your local Area Coordinator for more information.
Teachers have found our Revision Days a very useful form of CPD. Please see below for dates of these.
Enrichment Events
Is That Maths?
13th July at University of Greenwich, Medway Campus with the famous Colin Wright and the Maths of Juggling and Hugh Hunt with Spinning Objects.
Contact: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Year 10 Mathematics Team CompetitionA team competition for students in year 10 testing mathematical, communication and team work skills. Heats will be taking place across the South East during February and March 2012. Successful teams will take part in an area or regional final. Further details will be available shortly.
Maths Inspiration
Entertaining and inspiring events for post-16 mathematics students.
Reading Town Hall, Thursday 1st December, 9.45am - 12.30pm and 1.00am - 3.45pm
Talks on 'How Maths built the Olympic Stadium', 'Maths on the back of an envelope' and 'The Maths of Juggling'.
These events are also suitable for more able/motivated Year 11s. Booking details online at: http://www.mathsinspiration.com/events.html
Masterclasses at Oxford University
We hope to offer these again during 2011-2012, but owing to a change of personell at the University, it will not be possible to arrange them until October. Watch this space! Details of last years events below... Mathematical BiologyMathematics is becoming increasingly involved in modelling the way biological systems behave e.g. how predators and prey might interact and how epidemics can spread. We also see how some systems can very easily become chaotic in their behaviour.
Complex Numbers and FractalsFractals, like the Mandelbrot set became widely popular in the 80s as computers became more powerful. Many of the landscapes in computer games these days are generated using fractals. No prior knowledge of complex numbers is expected.
Numbers and Codes
This is an introduction to modular or clockwork arithmetic and goes on to explain how it is used in RSA Cryptography the maths behind internet security.
These sessions all take place at 2pm 4.30pm and are aimed at year 11-13 students. They are free, but places need to be booked in advance. Places are allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis, so book early to avoid disappointment. Final deadline: 10 days before event. Light refreshments are provided. Contact Alexandra Hewitt for information: alexandrahewitt@furthermaths.org.uk
Taking Maths Further - Kent
Year 10 Enrichment Event - Friday 16th September 2011
Contact Gill Buque for information: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Taking Maths Further - Sussex
Year 10 Enrichment Event - Friday 23rd September 2011
Contact Gill Buque for information: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Taking Maths Further - Berkshire
Year 10 Enrichment Event - Wednesday 28th September 2011 - wellington College
Contact Jeff Trim for information: jefftrim@furthermaths.org.uk
STMC Boot Camp - Kent University
Saturday 1st October 2011
Contact Gill Buque for information: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Oxbridge/STEP preparation day at Lancing college
7th October 2011
Contact Gill Buque for information: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Taking Maths Further - Buckinghamshire
Year 10 Enrichment Event - Friday 7th October 2011 - Aylesbury High School
A day aimed at inspiring Year 10 and/or Year 11 students to continue their study of mathematics beyond GCSE to AS and A-level. Three interactive sessions where your students will be stretched and inspired in new areas of mathematics: Catching Criminals with Networks; Complex Numbers; Lara Croft and the Scalar Triple Product.Contact Martin Powell for information: mpowell@challoners.com
STMC Boot Camp - Sussex University
Saturday 15th October 2011
Contact Gill Buque for information: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
STMC Boot Camp - Kent University
Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Contact Gill Buque for information: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
STMC Boot Camp - Lancing College
Thursday 24th November 2011
Contact Gill Buque for information: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Surrey Sixth Form Business Maths Challenge - Surrey University, Guildford
Friday 3rd February 2012 For teams of Sixth form students, solving problems set by local businesses.
Contact: jefftrim@furthermaths.org.uk
Berkshire Sixth Form Business Maths Challenge - Bearwood College
Friday 2nd March 2012 For teams of Sixth form students, solving problems set by local businesses.
Contact: jefftrim@furthermaths.org.uk
Taking Maths Further day for Y10Wednesday 4th July 2012 at Royal Holloway University of London - key speakers and cryptography
Contact: gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Year 10 Enrichment Day
Monday 11th July 2012. Royal Holloway College
Contact: jefftrim@furthermaths.org.uk
Revision days
A full programme of revision days is planned for both January and Summer module sittings. Events will take place in Reading, Oxford, Southampton, Isle of Wight, High Wycombe and Amersham. Further details will be posted snearer the time.
In addition, watch out for online revision sessions on the main FMSP website.Firm dates so far:
Content |
Date |
Venue |
Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
D1 |
Wednesday 7th December |
University of Reading |
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AS applications |
Saturday 21st April 2012 |
Reading College |
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A2 applications |
Wednesday 25th April 2012 |
University of Reading |
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FP1/FP2 |
Wednesday 2nd May 2011 |
Reading University |
There will be an AS Applications revision day at Sussex University in early May, following the successful S1/D1 Day held in December.
Study Days
Introduction to Complex Numbers Friday 16th September 2011 1.30pm - 5.00pm - Oxford. Work with other Further Mathematicians from Oxfordshire schools and get to grips with a significant part of the syllabus if the whole class attends, this can save valuable lesson time.
Students will find out what complex numbers are, learn how to manipulate them, solve quadratic equations and represent them geometrically. They will also look at applications of complex numbers. The material to be covered is common to all examination boards and assumes no prior knowledge.
There will be a cost of £3 per student, provided that your school/college is registered with the FMSP, otherwise the cost will be £6 per student. Light refreshments will be provided. Deadline for registering a class: 15th July. Deadline for confirming attendance, final numbers and payment: Friday 9th September. Contact Alexandra Hewitt for information: alexandrahewitt@furthermaths.org.uk
A similar event is planned for Worthing in early October. For details, contact Gill Buque gillbuque@furthermaths.org.uk
Oxbridge Preparation Afternoon these will run in Berkshire and Oxfordshire in October 2010.
Introduction to Hyperbolic Functions Wednesday 29th February 2012 1.30pm - 5.00pm - Abingdon. Work with other Further Mathematicians from Oxfordshire schools and get to grips with a significant part of the syllabus if the whole class attends, this can save valuable lesson time.
Students will find out what hyperbolic functions are, represent them graphically, use them in basic calculus and explore hyperbolic identities. Depending on time, it may also be possible to look at advanced integration. The material to be covered is common to all examination boards and assumes no prior knowledgeof hyperbolics. Students should be familiar with the exponential function, trigonometric identities and integration by substitution, and be able to integrate trigonometric functions.
There will be a cost of £3 per student, provided that your school/college is registered with the FMSP, otherwise the cost will be £6 per student. Light refreshments will be provided. Deadline for booking: Tuesday 13th December. Contact Alexandra Hewitt for information: alexandrahewitt@furthermaths.org.uk
Past Events
CPD Events
Introduction to S1 Friday 13th November 2009
This one-day course for aspiring or new teachers of Statistics at A Level was well received and in response to request from the delegates, a second training day has been arranged to cover more of the syllabus content.
Enrichment Events
Taking Maths Further 23 October 2009
This was the 4th annual 'Taking Maths Further' event at Aylesbury High School - aimed at encouraging Year 10 and 11 students to study mathematics beyond GCSE. Students and their teachers attended 3 x 80 minutes sessions in rota, including investigating complex numbers and the Mandelbrot Set using graphical calculators (James Toyer from Buckingham School and Nicki Studman from The Hazeley School, Milton Keynes) and catching criminals using Dijkstras Algorithm (Julia Brown from Wycombe High School and Ashley England from Dr Challoner's Grammar School). The students really enjoyed the day: "I didn't know what to expect, but it was great".
Maths in Space 8 October 2009
The Hants & IoW "Maths in Space" event was attended by 170 post-16 mathematics students. The event, including a talk on black holes, a planetarium show, and a host of exhibitions from companies and organisation involved in enterprises associated with space (such as satellite manufactures) took place at INTECH, Winchester.
The best thing about this event is hearing the teams who come near the bottom saying how much they have enjoyed it and wanting to come back next year! It is so exciting being in a room of 80+ teenagers absolutely engrossed in solving mathematical problems. Some of the heats in the south-east have been very closely fought, so congratulations to the winning teams, who go through to the final on 3rd February: Abingdon School; Royal Latin School, Buckingham; Royal Grammar School, Guildford; Lord Wandsworth College, Hook; Reading School.
Oxford heat winners: Abingdon School
Hampshire heat winners: Lord Wandsworth College, Hook
A team from Surrey puzzle over the relay round
Wendover heat winners: Royal Latin School, Buckingham
Revision days
Decision Maths (D1) at the University of Reading, Wednesday 9th December 2009
Sue de Pomerai, Professional Development Leader for the FMSP led a complete review of the syllabus AQA and Edexcel in under 4 hours! Responses from the 40 students who attended were overwhelmingly positive.
Study Days
Introduction to Complex Numbers 21 September 2009
Students from 7 Oxfordshire schools got together to find out about complex numbers in an intensive but enjoyable afternoon. 47 students covered manipulation of complex numbers, solving quadratics and other polynomial equations, the Argand diagram and modulus/argument form; they completed a tricky jigsaw puzzle and played a relay race. Much of the material on complex numbers for FP1 (all exam boards) was covered.
Oxbridge preparation afternoons
At two separate events held, at Eton College and at Magdalen College School, Oxford. 26 students from Oxfordshire and Berkshire spent an afternoon solving problems, including an interview experience with feedback. We are hugely grateful to the staff from these colleges who made this possible.
