Participant Information

Core Maths as a qualification is so valuable in building mathematical confidence and real-world thinking in our learners. This Work Group is for teachers of Core Maths who want to be part of a community of other Core Maths teachers, working together to give their students the best experience possible.  These may be teachers in post-16 settings whose main subject is maths or whose main subject is not maths. 

CODE's Post-16 Team chose to host our second Work Group session for this Project as a Core Maths Mini Conference: A Day of Collaboration and Curiosity read more about it here...

Truro School was delighted to host a regional Core Maths Conference as part of the CODE MathsHub, bringing together students from Truro School, Treviglas Community College, Helston Community College and Callywith College for a day of collaboration, creativity and rich mathematical thinking. The event showcased the very best of Core Maths: practical, engaging and rooted firmly in real classroom experiences, with workshops designed and led by teachers from the four schools themselves.

The day featured a series of hands-on workshops that modelled how Core Maths can bring statistical ideas to life. In Paper Aeroplanes, participants explored comparing data sets, focusing on spread and interquartile range, while Beyoncé or a Chatbot? used an accessible and playful context to investigate random sampling and bias. Perhaps the most hotly debated session, Could You Beat a Bear in a Fight?, demonstrated how Core Maths can blend critical thinking, modelling and statistics to interrogate bold claims and everyday assumptions.

The conference opened with a high-energy Tom Rainbow quiz, themed in the style of Richard Osman’s House of Games. Rounds such as Distinctly Average challenged participants to think carefully about averages, variability and data interpretation, while also developing Fermi estimation skills in a way that was both accessible and genuinely fun. Throughout the day, the emphasis was firmly on students collaborating together, talking about maths, and strengthening the regional Core Maths community. It was a powerful reminder that collaboration across schools is key to delivering an ambitious and engaging Core Maths curriculum for students.