Maths Programme of Events

Day One: Monday 29th June

9.00 – 10.30	Registration
10.30 – 11.30	Introductions followed by:
	Panel discussion: Pupils’ Perspectives on Science and Mathematics
11.30 – 11.45	Break
11.45 – 12.10	Course Welcome by Course Director, Bernice McCabe
12.10 – 1.00	Kay Nicholson Memorial Lecture: Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE, Responsibilities for the Future: The Role of Engineers, Mathematicians and Scientists
1.00 – 2.00	Lunch
2.00 – 3.30	Group Workshops 1: Sharing Good Practice
3.30 – 4.00	Break
4:00 – 6.30	Visit to Millennium Maths Project
7.30 – 10.00	Reception and Dinner After Dinner Talk by Lord Wilson

9.00 – 10.00	Presentations: Prof Celia Hoyles: Reconciling the learner’s and teacher’s views of Mathematics
10.00 – 10.30	Group Workshops 2
10.30 – 11.00	Introduction to the Schools Programme
11.00 – 11.30	Break
11.30 – 12.30	Choice of 2 Presentations: Dr Lisa DeLong, Exploring geometry through the creative arts Dr Julia Gog, The Mathematics of Epidemics
12.30 – 1:30	Lunch
1.30 – 2.30	Group Workshops 3: Issues in Mathematics Education
2.30 – 3:30	Interest Group Workshops 4
3.30 – 4:00	Break
4.00 – 5:00	Presentation: Dr Tom Körner, How to Sort: The Mathematics of Quicksort
5.00 – 6:30	Group Workshops 5: Sharing ideas for Development Plans
7.30 – 10:00	Reception and Dinner After Dinner Talk by Adam Hart-Davis

9.00 – 10.00	Presentation: Prof David Spiegelhalter, Understanding Uncertainty
10.00 – 11.00	Presentation: Prof Chris Budd, How to Amaze your Friends
11.00 – 11.30	Break
11.30 – 12.30	Plenary Discussion: Michael Gove MP
12.30 – 1:30	Lunch
1.30 – 2.30	Reports on key themes Plenary discussion with Panel of Educationalists
2.30 – 2:45	Evaluation
2.45 – 3:30	Presentation: Professor John Barrow, Simplicity and Complexity
3.30	Attendance Certificates and Depart