Author Archives: Charlotte Lighter

Year 9 Mathematical Resilience Day at the Open University

On Friday 9th March, we hosted the very first Open University Mathematical Resilience Day for students in year 9 in the Hub Theatre on campus. The day was aimed primarily at girls with a focus on building their mathematical resilience. … Continue reading

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Getting to know the Mathematics Education team

Suki Honey I have been an associate lecturer with the OU since 2003. During that time, I have been a tutor on ME620, as well as ME624 ME820, ME825. As well as being an AL for the OU, I also … Continue reading

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Bletchley Park – A code breaking masterclass

This weekend I was invited to Bletchley Park to run a code breaking workshop with a group of year 9 students, as part of our Open University and Royal Institution mathematics masterclass series. It also happened to be the Park’s … Continue reading

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