The University of Liverpool Maths Outreach Team is a group of staff and students committed to providing interactive and enriching mathematics to school pupils from Year 1 up to Year 13. The team is headed by Chris Marchant, a graduate of the Department, who returned to take up the post in 2006 after gaining several years’ experience as a secondary mathematics teacher.
Outreach is an important staple of the Department’s activities and we typically spend 70 – 80 days per annum visiting schools and working on collaborative projects, reaching between 8,000 and 10,000 pupils in each academic year. We work with very diverse groups of pupils, from a variety of backgrounds, including looked-after children, and Widening Participation cohorts, as well as Gifted & Talented.
What we offer
We can visit schools throughout the UK and the cost in your area can be found by visiting the Prices section.
A day’s visit would normally consist of four workshops (the exceptions being BIG Maths and GCSE Revision), each of up to one hour’s duration, and these can be mixed and matched from the range that we offer. Please explore the links for more details of these.
Visits are usually delivered by a team of two staff or students from the Department, although we may on occasion bring more. Please view the Maths Outreach DBS policy 2024-25 to read our policy on DBS checks for Maths Outreach staff and students who work with children and young people.
The FunMaths Roadshow
The roadshow offers a choice of over 300 Maths activities to entertain and educate pupils.
Maths Club
For Year 10 and 11 pupils, the Maths Club meets once a month at the University. Activities are interactive, featuring presentations and exercises that reflect and complement the Maths curriculum.
Mathematical Education on Merseyside (MEM)
Mathematical Education on Merseyside (MEM) is an umbrella organisation, bringing together staff from the three universities in Liverpool and local school teachers, to enrich the mathematical experience of high-school pupils throughout the region.
Liverpool Mathematical Society
As well as organizing the Funmaths Roadshow, the Liverpool Mathematical Society organizes public lectures, professional development events for teachers and competitions.
North West Further Maths Support Programme
Hosted by the Department, the centre provides A/S and A'level tuition to students whose schools do not offer the subject.
Classes and workshops
These include GCSE revision classes, master classes and competitions for pupils and teachers, and workshops on topics from Maths in Art to Mechanics.
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