About this course
Teams from any school, within Hertfordshire, across the UK and overseas, are warmly welcomed to take part in this competition as all Heats and the Final will be held remotely. Teams will be able to join the competition from their own classrooms or school.
The four, identical hour-long heats will comprise of maths questions from across the curriculum. There will also be a round to be completed in school prior to the heats.
Each team member will receive a certificate for taking part.
The top 20 scoring teams from across the heats will be invited to take part in the Grand Final. Every finalist will receive a certificate and the winners will receive the trophy, engraved with their school name, to display proudly in school until the next year’s Year 5 Mathematics Challenge takes place.
Event guidance, hints and tips, as well as practice questions and answers, will be available to download prior to the event.
Please email the primary maths team at primarymaths@hfleducation.org with any school-specific enquiries.
Learning outcomes
Pupils will work as a team of 4 to solve challenging questions from across the maths curriculum.
These will include:
- questions with multiple parts
- problems in context
- visual estimation
Additional Information:
Dates to choose from are:
Heat 1: Thursday 27th February 2025 - 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Heat 2: Thursday 27th February 2025 - 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Heat 3: Monday 3rd March 2025 - 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Heat 4: Monday 3rd March 2025 - 3.30pm - 4.30pm
- Event Type: Training: Webinar