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Our extensive collection of free enrichment resources are here to give you some inspiration! We have a range of lesson ideas, games and apps to fascinate and engage your students.
MEI partners with national initiatives to provide opportunities that extend students’ learning.
Competitions
Calculator Crunch – it’s fun and it’s free
Calculator Crunch is a challenge that aims to develop calculator familiarity for secondary school maths. Calculator Crunch problems provide practice for Year 6 and 7 pupils in key areas of the primary maths curriculum and develop confidence with calculators in readiness for secondary school maths.
Further Education Maths Challenge
MEI’s Further Education Maths Challenge, sponsored by AQA, is a national competition designed to inspire and support post-16 students who are improving their maths skills and working towards gaining a Functional Skills maths qualification or improving their GCSE Mathematics grade.
Ritangle
The Ritangle competition is a maths challenge designed for A level, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers, and students of equivalent qualifications. Engaging challenges that will push your limits, Ritangle offers a fun and competitive way to explore your passion for maths.
Courses
University Mathematics Interview Practice
Interview practice for students from state-funded schools who have been invited for an interview by the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge.
Audience: Years 13 When: 17 Nov – 5 Dec Format: 30 min session Cost: Free
Year in Industry Course
A course for Year in Industry students covering selected topics from A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics relevant to maths and maths-related subjects in higher education to consolidate and develop maths skills.
Audience: Students When: To be confirmed Format: 7 modules with on-screen tests Cost: £90
Preparing for the MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test) – On Demand
Prepare for the MAT at your own pace, explore key ideas, complete interactive tasks and questions with feedback throughout, covering the most common topics of the tests.
Audience: Years 12 & 13 When: On demand Format: 7 online modules Cost: Free
Preparing for the TMUA (Test of Mathematics for University Admission) – On Demand
Prepare for the TMUA at your own pace, explore key ideas, complete interactive tasks and questions with feedback throughout, covering the most common topics of the tests.
Audience: Years 12 & 13 When: On demand Format: 7 online modules Cost: Free
Preparing for the STEP (Sixth Term Examination Papers)
Online specialist tuition to support student preparing for the STEP. A free course for Year 13 students from state-funded schools, academies and colleges in the lead up to STEP.
Audience: Year 13 When: 9 Feb Format: 10 online sessions Cost: Free
Problem Solving Matters
Prepare students for success in problem solving mathematics examinations (MAT, TMUA & STEP), by developing their mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Audience: Year 12 When: June – Sept Format: 3 in-person days, mentor support, and online sessions Cost: Free
Preparing for the TMUA (Test of Mathematics for University Admission)
Specialist tuition to support students preparing for the TMUA which takes place in the lead up to the tests for students in state-funded schools, academies and colleges.
Audience: Year 13 When: Sept and Nov Format: 7 online sessions Cost: Free
Preparing for the MAT (Mathematics Admission Test)
Specialist tuition to support students preparing for the MAT which takes place in the lead up to the tests for students in state-funded schools, academies and colleges.
Audience: Year 13 When: Sept Format: 7 online sessions Cost: Free
Setting out in Problem Solving
Designed to help students start to build strategies to approach unfamiliar problems in mathematics along with information on what university entrance exams are out there.
Audience: Year 12 When: Nov Format: 1 online sessions Cost: Free
Introduction to Data Science
Our self-paced data science course will introduce you to some key ideas in data science, and provide you with some valuable insights to the career opportunities in this field.
Audience: Students and Teachers When: On demand Format: 6 online modules Cost: Free