Mathematics is not a spectator sport! (part 2)

Course Programme

10:00 Session 1
11:15 Coffee
11:45 Session 2
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Session 3
15:15 Tea
15:30 Session 4
16:45 Day school ends

Tutor biographies

Charlie Gilderdale worked at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education with trainee mathematics teachers before joining the Millennium Mathematics Project where he is responsible for developing secondary-level resources for the NRICH website. His resources challenge students to think mathematically and offer opportunities for learning the subject through exploration and discussion. He has carried out Professional Development work with teachers in the UK and abroad and has collaborated with various organisations.

Fran Watson was a mathematics teacher for 13 years before joining the MIllenium Maths Project as their Roadshow Co-ordinator in 2013. 

She now co-ordinates NRICH’s primary professional development and runs mathematics workshops in schools and at conferences for both teachers and students.  Given the many wonderful opportunities to travel widely in her work, Fran enjoys the similarities between the teachers and learners in Singapore to Southend, and the Czech Republic to Cornwall, all of whom demonstrate curiosity and an enthusiasm for doing maths together which is at the heart of NRICH-ing mathematics. 

Accommodation
Although this is a non-residential course, students requiring accommodation may be able to book B&B at Madingley Hall, as availability permits. Please contact reservations@madingleyhall.co.uk or +44 (0)1223 746222 for availability and booking enquiries.

Dietary Requirements
If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies please inform our Admissions Team on ice.admissions@ice.cam.ac.uk or +44 (0)1223 746262 if you have not already advised us of your requirements.

Additional Requirements
Further information about student support

No academic qualification is required of applicants, and most courses are suitable for students who are new to the subject.

All teaching is in English (unless a foreign-language course). If your first language is not English, you need to satisfy yourself that you have the required near-native command of the language to get the maximum benefit from studying with ICE.

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This course takes place at Madingley Hall, home to the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.Day schools run from 10.00am to 4.45pm and include four teaching sessions of 75 minutes each. The course fee includes tea, coffee and a buffet lunch.

About Madingley Hall

Madingley Hall itself is an impressive manor house dating back to the mid-16th century. The decoration of the Saloon and the formal Stair Hall was carried out 200 years later, and the whole fabric was renovated with great care around 1900. About four miles from the centre of Cambridge, the Hall stands in several acres of beautifully-maintained gardens and overlooks a landscape which has changed relatively little since it was laid out by Capability Brown. It is just four miles from the centre of Cambridge, and only 60 minutes from London, with excellent links to London airports.

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