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May 2017 PuzzlerThe New GCSE Exams And Grading...
Brain-teasing Riddles May 2017
William The Maths Bear's 'Paws For...
Alternative Exam Stress Busting...
May Funnies 2017
When Is The Best Time Of Day To...
ConquerMaths At The Education Show 2017
Yasha Asley - The 14 Year Old Boy...
Trump Bans Irrational Numbers in...
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The New GCSE Exams And Grading System Explained
18th May 2017
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There have been some massive changes in the UK curriculum in the last couple of years and we are now seeing the first exams to demonstrate these changes.
GCSE maths has seen significant changes and these can be confusing even for those working in the education sector!...
Brain-teasing Riddles May 2017
16th May 2017
Our riddles for you this month are a bit more wordy but no more or less challenging! We hope you enjoy them and that they are a welcome distraction from studying for those of our students who are currently sitting their exams. Do share with your friends and families - can you solve them all...
William The Maths Bear's 'Paws For Thought' May 2017
10th May 2017
Hello Tiny Humans!
I hope everyone is feeling confident about their GCSE maths exams. It’s completely normal to feel nervous but if you have kept up your revision with ConquerMaths then you should be fine. I would give you all a bear hug if I could! Not that I think you’ll need it.
To...
Alternative Exam Stress Busting Techniques And Mindfulness
27th April 2017
As exam season looms ahead, we thought we’d arm our students with some alternative revision and stress busting techniques, including advice on basic mindfulness techniques in order to combat the stress many young people will experience in the next couple of months.
Obviously our first...
May Funnies 2017
24th April 2017
Hello there! We have some excellent and hilarious maths themed funnies for you this month, from retail fails to painfully true graphs and even a Star Wars joke.... we hope you enjoy them, and don't forget to share them with your friends and family.
When Is The Best Time Of Day To Study Maths?
24th April 2017
Many of us identify ourselves as either a morning person or a night owl because we become aware through experience that we perform certain tasks better at certain times during the day.
However, the human brain has certain diurnal patterns which we are largely unaware of and which still...
ConquerMaths At The Education Show 2017
31st March 2017
With William the Maths Bear in tow, and with shiny new maths themed badges to give away the ConquerMaths team headed to the NEC in Birmingham last month for one of the biggest education shows in the country. With a smart stand and an eager team we spent 3 days meeting educators, head...
Yasha Asley - The 14 Year Old Boy Genius Tutoring University Students
31st March 2017
A child prodigy has been hired by the University of Leicester to teach mathematics to their adult students – at the age of only 14.
Yasha Asley beat adult applicants to the role with the university when he was just 13 and he was so young that admin staff had to make a special application...
Trump Bans Irrational Numbers in Latest Executive Order
30th March 2017
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William The Maths Bear's 'Paws For Thought' April 2017
29th March 2017
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Hello Tiny Humans!
It fascinates us how many mysteries that mathematics can be instrumental in solving, it seems the possibilities truly are infinite.
Did you know that researchers in the Netherlands have now applied maths to discover how pedestrians in large crowds can walk around...
Fiendish Maths Riddles April 2017
27th March 2017
We hope you enjoy these mathematically themed riddles, share them with your friends and family to make yourself look like a real brainbox!
How can you make the following true by changing a single line? 5+5+5=550
Add a line to make the first + a 4 545+5=550
When was the last...
April Funnies 2017
26th March 2017
The mood in ConquerMaths headquarters is cheerful, as we are enjoying the advent of spring in the UK after a long, cold winter! We hope this month's mathematically themed funnies bring a little sunshine to everyone's day!
Movie Review - Hidden Figures - An Important Film
25th February 2017
Movie reviewed by our very own Claudia Constable:
Hidden figures is an important film. It tells the true story of the remarkable women who overcame the racist and sexist prejudices of the time to be instrumental in some of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th century,...
Maths Funnies February 2017
15th February 2017
Another collection of brilliant mathematical nuggets of humour for you this month. We hope you enjoy them, and share them with your family and friends. You'll look ever so clever!
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