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Interactive lecture shows in theatres for 15-17 year olds. This is our 20th year, over 300,000 teenagers have been to our shows. www.mathsinspiration.com
Schools - there are still seats available for our Cambridge shows on 10th December, featuring Ben Sparks (aka @sparksmaths.bsky.social), Alison Kiddle and Oliver Dunk from Google. Bursaries are available for schools facing overwhelming transport costs. mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=204
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November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Our spring shows are now open for booking!
- 5th March BATH Forum
- 10th March BRADFORD St George's Hall
- 23rd March READING Hexagon Theatre

Speakers include @sparksmaths.bsky.social, Aoife Hunt, @mscroggs.co.uk , Jen Rogers and in Reading - Matt Parker!

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October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Exciting news: our two Cambridge shows on 10th December feature @oliverdunk.com who works for Google. A chance for your Y11/12s to discover what's happening at the cutting edge of AI technology. Book here: mathsinspiration.com @cambridgemathshub.bsky.social
Maths Inspiration - Inspire your teenagers with our interactive maths show
Maths Inspiration is a programme of maths enrichment lecture shows for teenagers around the UK. It's a chance for Year 11s and sixth formers to experience inspiring maths speakers live, in theatres an...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Teachers! Why not provisionally book for autumn Maths Inspiration shows now - you don't have to pay till September.
Shows in Manchester, Birmingham, London, Cambridge, Brighton, Winchester and Kingston. (Spring shows will be Reading, Bath and Bradford). www.mathsinspiration.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Breaking news - on Dec 11th we're bringing 'Much Ado About Numbers' to The Rose Theatre in Kingston, whose layout is based on the original Elizabethan Rose Theatre. Great for Year 10/11, you can provisionally book now, and pay in the autumn mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-aut...
June 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Wondering how to get your Year 9s/10s/12s engaged in the final weeks of term? We still have seats available for the afternoon show in Dulwich - and we can make some of them FREE for you even if you aren't in Southwark.
Teachers in London - treat your Year 9s/10s to an educational theatre trip to Dulwich in July. Note that seats are FREE for schools in Southwark. mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-sum... @lthames-mathshub.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The morning Much Ado show in Dulwich on 11th July is sold out, but there are still seats available for the afternoon.
Teachers in London - treat your Year 9s/10s to an educational theatre trip to Dulwich in July. Note that seats are FREE for schools in Southwark. mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-sum... @lthames-mathshub.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our Year 9/10 summer shows are booking up fast.
The Birmingham & Newcastle shows are full, there are still seats available in Exeter and the Dulwich pm show.
Teachers: want some fun maths enrichment this summer for your Year 9s/10s? Why not provisionally book for one of our four fab shows:
- The Magical Maths Show with Ben Sparks (Exeter & Birmingham)
- Much Ado About Numbers with Rob Eastaway (Newcastle & Dulwich)
See: www.mathsinspiration.com
Maths Inspiration - Inspire your teenagers with our interactive maths show
Maths Inspiration is a programme of maths enrichment lecture shows for teenagers around the UK. It's a chance for Year 11s and sixth formers to experience inspiring maths speakers live, in theatres and concert halls
www.mathsinspiration.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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It's #Shakespeare's birthday!! To celebrate we look at the maths of his life and times with the amazing Rob Eastway who has written a marvellous book about the topic plus.maths.org/content/rob-... @mathsinspiration.bsky.social
Rob Eastaway: Shakespeare's mathematical life and times
In this episode of Maths on the Move we talk to our friend Rob Eastaway about his book Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare's mathematical life and times.
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April 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Teachers in London - treat your Year 9s/10s to an educational theatre trip to Dulwich in July. Note that seats are FREE for schools in Southwark. mathsinspiration.com/much-ado-sum... @lthames-mathshub.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @mathematicala.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Teachers: want some fun maths enrichment this summer for your Year 9s/10s? Why not provisionally book for one of our four fab shows:
- The Magical Maths Show with Ben Sparks (Exeter & Birmingham)
- Much Ado About Numbers with Rob Eastaway (Newcastle & Dulwich)
See: www.mathsinspiration.com
Maths Inspiration - Inspire your teenagers with our interactive maths show
Maths Inspiration is a programme of maths enrichment lecture shows for teenagers around the UK. It's a chance for Year 11s and sixth formers to experience inspiring maths speakers live, in theatres and concert halls
www.mathsinspiration.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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If you'd like to join me and @SparksMaths.bsky.social for some maths communication training, the LMS has booked us to run some more of our all-day workshops - in Edinburgh on 11th June and online on 24th June. Details here:
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March 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Maths teachers - have your say!!
Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects?
Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social /
@englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...
English and mathematics collaboration survey
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March 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects?
Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social /
@englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...
English and mathematics collaboration survey
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Maths & English teachers - what is your experience (if any) of collaboration between the two subjects?
Please take part in this joint @mathematicala.bsky.social /
@englishassociation.bsky.social survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/gsoe/engli...
English and mathematics collaboration survey
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Summer term shows for Year 9/10 now open for booking.

(1) A Magical Game Show with @sparksmaths.bsky.social in
EXETER (18th June)
mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=197
BIRMINGHAM (10th July)
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March 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Want to meet a Countdown star? One of the speakers at our Bradford show (11th March) is @tomrocksmaths.bsky.social (aka the new Carol Vorderman) mathsinspiration.com/events/?id=191
February 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Teachers! Four Year 9/10 shows this summer:

* 'A Magical Game Show' in EXETER (18th June) and BIRMINGHAM (10th July) with Ben Sparks @sparksmaths.bsky.social

* 'Much Ado About Numbers' in NEWCASTLE (1st July) and DULWICH (11th July) with Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Here's our 20th anniversary booklet. It's a great read! mathsinspiration.com/resources/mi...
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February 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Sixth form maths teachers! On 14th March (Pi Day), the University of Lincoln is putting on a FREE maths day, with
@sparksmaths.bsky.social and @robeastaway.bsky.social as speakers
www.lincoln.ac.uk/eventsandcon...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Sixth form maths teachers! On 14th March (Pi Day), the University of Lincoln is putting on a FREE maths day, with
@sparksmaths.bsky.social and @robeastaway.bsky.social as speakers
www.lincoln.ac.uk/eventsandcon...
Upcoming Events | Events and Conferences | University of Lincoln
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February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy New Year!

We have some exciting shows coming up in March.
Bath and Reading are already provisionally full (!), but there's still space at:
5th March CHESTER (@robeastaway.bsky.social solo show)
11th March BRADFORD (@sparksmaths.bsky.social et al)

Book here: www.mathsinspiration.com
Maths Inspiration - Inspire your teenagers with our interactive maths show
Maths Inspiration is a programme of maths enrichment lecture shows for teenagers around the UK. It's a chance for Year 11s and sixth formers to experience inspiring maths speakers live, in theatres and concert halls
www.mathsinspiration.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Enjoyed the AMSP Christmas quiz so much, I’m doing it again after school with my Year 10 Further Mathematicians. The Core Maths Geek in me loved it! @sparksmaths.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
December 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Teachers - looking for a bit of end of term educational fun? We're doing a FREE live 55 minute quiz on Zoom this Weds at 2pm, hosted by Sophie Maclean and Ben Sparks. It has a "Core Maths" flavour and is accessible to a wide range of Y10-Y12 students. mathsinspiration.com/xmas-quiz-2024
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December 15, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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@ayliean.bsky.social in #MathsToday I took y12 to @mathsinspiration.bsky.social talks. Brilliant as usual. Ss buzzing at the end. Many Thanks !@sparksmaths.bsky.social @ayliean.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 10:52 PM