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🎙️Our latest Curriculum Improvement Cycle podcast episode is now live! Listen to hear the progress so far in the #Curriculum Improvement Cycle for #Maths. 👉ow.ly/7Ei550YemPR

“Maths is all around us." Tara Harper, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Dundee, explains what most excites her about the prospect of an updated #maths #curriculum. Find out more about the Curriculum Improvement Cycle via our blog 👉 ow.ly/GB5T50UcNUk

Royal Meteorological Society’s Climate Literacy Survey. If you are a teacher of S4's please ask them to fill this in to collect information for 2026's survey metlink.org/blog/research/…

Would you like to be a presenter at our 2026 conference? Use the link below to lodge your interest forms.office.com/e/vp4qmN2WKZ

"Proving the Point: Scottish mathematics teachers’ beliefs and aspirations about proof." A research article written by former SMC member Paul Argyle McDonald. Click on the link to access and read doi.org/10.1080/002073…

We are delighted to share that Dr Chris Pritchard, current chairperson of the Scottish Mathematical Council, has been included in the Kings Honours List for 2026.  Chris has been awarded an OBE for his services to maths education.

Resource Launch focused on 3rd level learning about speed, distance and time and uses past and present examples of plant collecting for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's collection of 3 million pressed plant samples stored in its Herbarium! eventbrite.com/e/exploring-ma…

The latest edition of the SMC Journal can now be viewed on the Scottish Mathematical Council website in the Resources and Publications section.

You can now watch our recent Curriculum Improvement Cycle national webinars at a time that suits you best. Progress to date👉ow.ly/1ELK50XBTFt Focus on Maths and Numeracy👉 ow.ly/Uu3050XBTHe

Save the Date! SMC Conference 2026. 16th May, Stirling University. Watch out for more details

Have a look at our Maths Week Scotland offer for 2025. A series of videos exploring our 'Wild Maths' theme, created by the Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2025. Scottish Mathematical Council: Wild About Maths - Maths Week Scotland

Join us for a free public talk for #MathsWeekScotland2025 by Prof Colin Torney from the School of Maths & Stats, @UofGlasgow The Mathematics of Migration: three equations that reveal how, why and where animals move **Thursday 25 September** Book here shorturl.at/deGMU

Only 2 weeks to go! The SMC Stirling Maths conference at the University of Stirling, Saturday 17th May. Information about the workshops on offer: bit.ly/SMC2025works..… tickets and sign up for workshops: bit.ly/SMC2025tickets

SMC Stirling Maths Conference Sat 17 May. Tickets: £80 standard; £20 for Highland and the Scottish Islands; £10 students. Only 150 tickets, so sign up quickly. Workshops: bit.ly/SMC2025worksho… Tickets and sign up: bit.ly/SMC2025tickets

SAVE the DATE: SMC Maths Conference Saturday 17th May 2025. Ticket sales open 1st April. Conference fees unchanged.

CALL for PRESENTERS: SMC Maths Conference Saturday 17th May 2025. Want to present, fill in this form by 24 March 2025: forms.office.com/e/iPHkKqME0E

SQA marker opportunities 2025 To find out more about the marker role and eligibility or apply, please visit the SQA website.

Just over two weeks left to register. Already looking like a bumper crop this year with some English-speaking schools entering from Tanzania, Romania, and Italy! @scottishmaths

And, to keep the "Home and Away" fans happy... ...here's a song about Euler's Identity: e^(iπ) + 1 = 0 an equation that's just as geekily beautiful whether you're at home or away! youtu.be/G_WcdCB6Rdc

If you spell out, in English, consecutive integers ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR... you might spot that ALL of these share a letter in common with their neighbours. That led to this wee song which I unleashed during my keynote in Australia back in November! youtu.be/Svs2tF1Rtck