Charlie Stripp MBE
President of the Mathematical Association
plenary: ‘FUTURE PROOFING MATHS EDUCATION’
Charlie is a passionate advocate of mathematics education at all levels, from primary school to university.
As Chief Executive of the maths education charity, Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI), Charlie leads an organisation which plays a national role in mathematics curriculum development and teacher professional development. MEI plays a key role in the development and leadership of major government-funded programmes to improve maths education: the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP), the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) and the Maths Hubs Programme.
Rob Eastaway
Author and Presenter
Rob is an author and presenter whose books include ‘Maths On The Back Of An Envelope’ and most recently ‘Much Ado About Numbers’ (about the maths and numbers in Shakespeare). He is the Director of Maths Inspiration, a national programme of theatre-based lecture shows for older teenagers, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. He is a frequent guest on BBC Radio 4’s award-winning podcast More Or Less.
plenary: ‘YOU TOO CAN BE A MATHS GENIUS’
When Bobby Seagull calculated 45 x 400 in his head on TV, comedian Tom Allen described him as a ‘maths genius’. If that’s what it takes to be a genius, then most of your students can be geniuses too – whether they’re in secondary school or primary. And mental arithmetic isn’t just a handy life skill: it can build mathematical confidence, and it’s an excellent bridge into number theory, algebra and other areas of mathematics. Rob Eastaway will reveal his favourite tips, tricks and shortcuts that can bring out the genius in everyone.