Making Maths Count

The Making Maths Count report and partnership approach seeks to encourage greater participation in and enthusiasm for maths in Scotland.

[ScotGov Education @ScotGovEdu]

Children’s Minister @NatalieDon_ visited @KirkhillPS to see how spatial learning resources support classrooms as part of @UofGlasgow’s STEM Space pilot, co funded by @ScotGov and the @TurnerKirkTrust.

Spatial learning boosts maths and STEM.

➡️https://t.co/URQmKH7m9m

[Making Maths Count @MathsScot]

Looking for something fun but different to do during December? Why not read along with the Maths Week Scotland Christmas puzzle mystery if you missed it last year https://t.co/fgp90rEqkS. Here's what one of the schools who did it last year had to say about it.

[ScotGov Education @ScotGovEdu]

#MathsWeekScot aims to raise the profile of the subject and encourage enthusiasm across the country.

@Scotgov is providing £150,000 for the initiative, with @TorbainPS awarded a £500 grant for its "Wild Maths Measuring" activities.

[Fair Isle Primary School @FairIslePS]

A massive thanks to @froglifers for working with upper classes today, helping us to make links to how Maths is used for collecting wildlife data as part of @MathsScot Week ‘Wild Maths’. 🐸 🐍 🧮

[ScotGov Education @ScotGovEdu]

Education Secretary @JennyGilruth visited @TorbainPS as part of #mathsweekscotland2025.

Teachers and pupils across different age groups shared the variety of ways that maths and numeracy is experienced across the school.

[edscot_maths @edscot_maths]

We are starting off #MathsWeekScot with our first Maths puzzle of the week...

How many? How did you count?

Today's puzzle is inspired by Pamela from our team @PDNardo and her Monday morning coffees! ☕️☕️

[Inverkip Primary @InverkipPrimary]

P6 started off Maths Week Scotland with some of the Finn Finity puzzles.

[North Lanarkshire Libraries @LibrariesNL]

Join us for a special #MathsWeekScotland Bookbug Online session filled with counting songs and rhymes. Have fun listening and joining in.

Catch the full session on YouTube here: https://t.co/mNfwRB9Vok

[Mrs Deacon and Mrs Harkins @StMichaelsP3_2]

As part of #MathsWeekScotland, Primary 3/2 took part in a bird count 🐦‍⬛🪹🪶🍂We recorded our results using quick counting (subitising), 10 frames and tally marks 📋fantastic maths in action! 🌟@SMPG1964

[Mrs Ferguson @MrsFergusonSFOA]

Kicking off Maths Week Scotland with Network Theory with Dr Jon Devlin from @UniStrathclyde. We’re so grateful for Dr Devlins commitment to visiting each year and engaging our learners @stfrancisoa

[Miss Shields @ASP180P3B]

P3 loved doing outdoor maths activities for Maths Week Scotland. Thank you to the primary 6 sports leaders. @ASP180

[Edinburgh Libraries @TalesOfOneCity]

Find out how Edinburgh Libraries are taking part in #MathsWeekScot!
https://t.co/HE3YiMlmW6

[St Joseph’s Primary School @StJosephsWDC]

P1 have been using concrete materials to support their 1:1 correspondence and introduction to ten frames! We’re so proud of you #mathsweekscotland

[P7 with Miss Fleming @MissFlemingStA]

Lots of great problem solving strategies on display as we tried to tackle our first problem of the week!

#MathsWeekScotland
#invnum

[The Scottish Fisheries Museum @scotfishmuseum]

We are excited to be kicking off #MathsWeekScotland this weekend!
New for 2025 are maths-themed activity stations in the galleries and our updated Kipper the Cat's Maths Trail. Pop in this week and join Kipper on his first fishing trip and plays some games along the way.

[East Ayrshire @EastAyrshire]

It's Maths Week Scotland! This week the BBC will run Daily Challenges, devised by the Scottish Mathematical Council, on BBC Bitesize featuring young mathematicians from S2 at Grange Academy. Find out more online https://t.co/LORiMenjGj

[Saint Stephen’s Maths Dept @sshs_maths]

Some of the door signs on display in the school today for Maths week #InvNum #mathsweekscotland

[Mrs Clarke P7 @MrsClarkeStNin]

#mathsweekscotland We have been learning about the Fibonacci Sequence! We went outdoors to see it in flowers then in class we created our own Fibonacci flowers 🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸