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The Team Maths Challenge (TMC) is open for entry to all schools and colleges in the UK with the appropriate age range of pupils.
Each school is invited to enter a team of four pupils for a Regional Final, chosen from:
| England and Wales | School Years 8 and 9 |
| Scotland | School Years S1 and S2 |
| Northern Ireland | School Years 9 and 10 |
Pupils in younger year groups can make up a team, however, no more than two pupils from the older age group are allowed (i.e. no more than two pupils from Year 9 in England and Wales, or S2 in Scotland, or Year 10 in Northern Ireland). For example, a team is usually made up of two Year 8 pupils and two Year 9 pupils (and equivalent) but a team can also be made up of one Year 7 pupil, two Year 8 pupils and one Year 9 pupil.
Teachers can run the activities in the classroom for the enjoyment of all pupils, or use the materials to help select the team of four pupils to represent their school in Round Two.
Held at various venues from February to May.
Enter your team for a TMC Regional Final day.
Regional Final days run at over 60 centres across the United Kingdom, from February to May. Your team and nominated teacher will spend a day out of school at the Regional Final, competing against other schools in your area. The day starts at approximately 10am and finishes by 3pm (with some local variations).
Entry to a Regional Final costs £25. Each participant receives a Helix geometry set and a participation certificate, and the top three teams at every Regional Final receive prizes. The winning team at each regional final and a few runners-up will receive an invitation to the National Final.
Held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, London, on Monday 21 June 2010.
Top scoring teams from the Regional Finals will be invited to compete against each other in the National Final. All participants will receive a certificate and goody bag, and the winners will be presented with prizes and the UKMT Team Maths Challenge trophy.
Teams work to solve ten questions of varying type and difficulty. The team must decide their own strategy: whether to work in pairs, individually or as a team, to answer the questions in the time allowed.
Similar to a crossword but with numerical answers. Teams work in pairs. One pair has the across clues, and the other pair has the down clues. Pairs work independently to complete the grid using logic and deduction.
Teams are paired up and compete against their opponents to be the first to correctly answer a series of questions. Team members work on different questions in pairs, with the solution of each question dependent on the previous answer.
Teams split off into pairs, with pairs taking it in turns to solve problems. This event involves lots of movement as well as mathematics.
A race against the clock with lots of lively activity and excitement.
Teams are sent information in advance of the event about a topic for research and investigation. At the Final, teams make a poster incorporating materials that they have prepared while addressing related questions given out on the day. Topics in previous years have included rolling and symmetry.
A CD of past materials may be purchased here.
