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Exciting maths activity enrichment days for up to 300 secondary school students! BigMaths Days RAISE THE PROFILE OF MATHS Big Maths Days are a fantastic way of generating a real ‘maths buzz’ around the school, while actively signalling to students, teachers and parents alike the importance your school attaches to the subject. Because maths really matters! REAL WORLD MATHS By experiencing a number of different workshops via a carousel, each focusing on a different facet of maths, your students will come to better appreciate the relevance of maths to their everyday lives. Because maths really does count! REASONS TO TRY… ENRICHMENT POTENTIAL A Big Maths Day will enrich your school in many ways – from the mathematical experiences students (and teachers) will encounter, to the value of working creatively, to the ideas it will prompt amongst your maths specialists. Because maths makes life better! INCREASED ENGAGEMENT To maximise engagement, each Big Maths Day workshop has its own focus, delivery methodology, structure, grouping strategy and ‘feel’. Participants get to choose between ‘The Trading Game’, ‘CSI: Michaela Maths’, ‘The Bunker’, ‘The Priorities Game’ and ‘Selling Maths’! At a glance 4 1 2 3 • Tried and tested activities – As Creatives has worked directly with more than a million pupils! • Unashamedly fun – because everyone learns more effectively when they’re enjoying themselves! • Able to accommodate up to 300 students in just a single day! Contact: Find out more at ascreatives.com or get in touch at info@ ascreatives.com teachwire.net 4 PARTNER CONTENT Gavin Stanger discusses his reasons for embracing Edulink One The Clubs booking system has been absolutely brilliant... All our admin for 85 weekly clubs runs through Edulink. Parents are able to look through the menu of clubs that we run nightly and select which ones they would like Contact: For more information and resources, visit overnetdata.com ; new customers can contact our sales team at sales@ overnetdata.com their children to attend. Staff can then see which children attended which clubs. Instant communication has improved our home/ school relationships The Parent Voice has been very positive about Edulink One. They really like the increased school communication, and love the reports on positive behaviour. I send out quite a few bulk messages, which parents can reply to, so queries are answered quickly. It’s been very successful. The achievement points are loved by both parents and kids . The sharing of positive feedback is building better relationships between home and ABOUT ME: LOVE... WHY I NAME: GAVIN STANGER JOB ROLE: Associate Vice Principal SCHOOL: Kettering Science Academy FAVOURITE FEATURE: Messaging, Clubs and Achievement Points school, and helping to motivate students. During a recent Friday afternoon quiz, one usually difficult boy seemed highly motivated. The reason? He said his parents were rewarding him for positive reports in Edulink One. Seating Plans are invaluable We insist that all lessons have a seating plan stored in Edulink One. This has really helped us during recent staff absences, enabling cover staff to easily pick up lessons with student information readily to hand. I see Edulink primarily as a communication tool, but we use virtually all of its features. The adoption process has been smooth for staff, parents and students alike.