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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 →

On January 16th the Mathematics and Statistics department at the Open University hosted a talk by Dr Clare Lee on mathematical resilience. The construct of mathematical resilience can help teachers to support learners of mathematics to develop the resilience to overcome barriers … Continue reading →

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 →

This is a time of year when I pay attention to ribbons and wrapping paper. When I saw this  oak leaf ribbon, I had to buy some – just because of its beautiful symmetry. But what kind of symmetry is … Continue reading →

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 →

I’m Sue Forsythe, the latest member to join the Mathematics Education team at the Open University. I have worked in Mathematics Education all my career, first as a secondary school teacher of Mathematics and latterly as an Initial Teacher Educator … Continue reading →

Cathy Smith and Charlotte Webb discuss the Open University and Adrian Smith’s Review of post-16 Mathematics Charlotte: Cathy – you have recently joined the Open University team. Welcome. Tell me a bit about your experience and interests in mathematics education. … Continue reading →