Maths LIVE! Student Event - Liddington, Swindon
New for 2021! We’re bringing Maths LIVE! to the UK taking place at our activity centre in Liddington.
Maths LIVE! UK combines a conference led by expert speakers, workshops & talks, team-based challenges and outdoor adventure activities. See our great value 3-day itinerary below.
This three-day weekend event is designed to encourage students to develop confidence in mathematics and to recognise the importance of mathematics in the world around them whilst also improving their ability to work together as a team, improve self-confidence, develop resilience and learn new skills.
Maths LIVE! UK brings together the best possible learning experience for your students in a fun, memorable and safe environment. We are pleased to advise that our centres are operating under COVID-secure guidelines and all appropriate measures are in place.
2021/22 event dates:
Friday 29th - 31st October 2021
Friday 28th - 30th January 2022
Friday 1st - 3rd April 2022
Prices start from£269pp
Price Shown includes
- Return travel by executive coach
- 2 nights' full-board accommodation
- Entrance to the Maths LIVE! student event
- Workshop & talk
- Team-based challenges
- Outdoor adventure activities
- Group travel insurance
- On-site support from the Events Team throughout your stay
- 1:10 free place ratio based on teachers sharing twin rooms
Price shown is based on 40 paying passengers departing from selected departure points.
Event overview
- Conference led by experts
Our expert speakers are selected to meet the learning objectives of the maths curriculum at KS4. They’ll give students the chance to hear how mathematics can be used to develop models of real situations and learn that they can be more or less effective depending on the assumptions that have been made. Students can also put their own questions to our experts during a Q&A session.
- Workshops & talks
Small group sessions, led by our conference speakers & other experts in their field, will allow your students to discover and engage with a range of topics from social enterprise projects to impact of psychological resilience.
- Team-based challenges
Selected to enable your students to demonstrate control, commitment, confidence and responses to challenge. Team challenge themes include; gaining confidence, beyond the comfort zone & working together.
- Outdoor adventure activities
Adventure activities to keep everyone engaged, motivated and inspired, from zip wire to the trapeze!
- Our on-site Events Team will provide support throughout your stay, they’ll:
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Meet you on arrival & assist with centre check-in
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Be on-hand & provide assistance throughout the weekend
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Assist with check-out & departure
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Your LIVE! UK centre
Liddington Activity Centre - only open to our groups.
Wiltshire
Confirmed speakers for 2021 so far...
Dr Matt Pritchard, Maths & Science Magician
Dr Matt Pritchard is a maths and science magician and Curator of Wonder; his amazing performances both inspire and inform.
Previously Matt conducted atomic physics research at Durham University. In addition to this experience, he has 19 years working as a professional magician and is an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle - one of only 300 people in the world to hold this distinction.
In 2018 he won the Hoffman Memorial lecture competition with his essay on the compatibility of science and magic. Matt is also a Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, a finalist in their annual Speaker Factor competition and a TEDx speaker.
Bobby Seagull
Bobby Seagull is a school maths teacher and Cambridge University Doctorate student. Before moving into education, he was an investment banking trader at Lehman Brothers & Nomura, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant from PwC.
Bobby is an ambassador for the charity National Numeracy, a presenter for an Open University course on personal finance for young adults, a regular contributor to Radio Four’s Puzzle For Today and a columnist for the Financial Times.
He’s also author of The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers (which reached #50 Amazon UK best sellers over Christmas 2018) and co-presenter of the podcast Maths Appeal. With his University Challenge friend, Bobby co-wrote The Monkman & Seagull Quiz and co-presented a BBC TV series Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain.
Jon Chase
Jon Chase is a science communicator, author and science rapper based in South Wales. He has an intense passion for scientific thinking and believes that knowledge should be made available in a way that allows as many people as possible the opportunity to gain access to it.
He has presented science for BBC learning on TV and YouTube and also co-authored books on The Science of Star Wars and The Science of Harry Potter. In 2017 he was awarded the Josh Award in Science Communication but is most well known for his science raps, which he has produced for various learning establishments and organisations including NASA, BBC, CH4 and Chester Zoo.
Your itinerary
UK LIVE! - Friday
Afternoon:
- Travel by coach from school, arrive at Liddington
Evening:
- Evening meal
- Team-based activity
UK LIVE! - Saturday
Morning:
- Breakfast
- Attend our LIVE! student conference
- Return to centre & enjoy lunch
Afternoon:
- High energy outdoor activity to keep everyone engaged
- Workshop & talk led by one of our conference speakers
Evening:
- Evening meal
- Time for students to relax & reflect on the day
UK LIVE! - Sunday
Morning:
- Breakfast
- Outdoor adventure activity for an invigorating start to the day
- Team-based challenge followed by lunch
Afternoon:
- Check out & return to school
Study themes & levels
Suitable for Key Stage 4 - meeting exam board specifications for AQA, OCR, EDEXCEL, WJEC & SQA.
The event is aimed at Key Stage 4 students of Maths and is designed to complement studies within the AQA, OCR, Edexcel syllabus as well as complementing WJEC and SQA qualifications.
Topics from across the Maths curriculum brought to life at our event include:
- Number
- Algebra
- Geometry & measures
- Probability
- Statistics
- Ratio, proportion & rates of change
The whole experience perfectly complements classroom learning.
Giving you full support throughout
Before your tour
- Your own dedicated NST contact
- Bespoke tour itineraries
- Unrivalled local knowledge & expertise
- Curriculum linked visit programmes
- Great value for money - no hidden costs
- Free group leader inspection visits
- Risk assessment guidance
- Safety assured, transport, accommodation and visits
Whilst you're away
- Free educational resources
- Group-friendly accommodation
- Exceptional standards of coaching
- On-tour support from our reps on the ground
- Support & assistance from our specialists guides throughout your tour
- 24/7 support just a call away
- Extensive group travel insurance
On your return
- Priority rebooking services
- Rewarding your loyalty with our reward scheme
- You say, we listen - we're committed to continuously improving our tours
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