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Nrich - The highly popular session from the Nrich Project based at Cambridge University will demonstrate how to get the most out of mathematical materials to challenge and engage students. You will explore some of the material on their free website, www.nrich.maths.org , hear how teachers are using it and take away new ideas for your own classroom.
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| 11.30 am | Coffee
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| 11.50 am | UKMT - This session will use materials from our competitions, demonstrate the thinking behind the questions and consider how they and the ideas behind them can be used to stimulate classroom interest. The individual challenges are taken by over 600,000 UK students every year and over 1000 schools enter the Team Challenge and over 800 schools and colleges enter the Senior Team Challenge.
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| 1.15 pm | Lunch
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| 2.00 pm |
Simon Singh is an author, journalist and TV producer who is passionate about science and mathematics. He has
written a number of books, including Fermat's Last Theorem, and directed the award-winning documentary of
the same name. Simon will talk about the Fermat's Last Theorem documentary and also about how the media
discusses maths and science.
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| 3.30 pm | Close and optional session on the UKMT Mentoring Schemes - what these are and how they operate.
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| 4.30 pm | Optional session ends
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0113 343 2339
