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Each year we enter a number of our pupils into the UK’s biggest maths competition, which has hundreds of thousands of entries nationwide. The challenges are at three levels:
The challenges are a test of reasoning and logic and can be sat without preparation or revision. We think they are a brilliant way of getting pupils to think around maths in often unusual contexts, in ways that may not appear in their classroom maths.
If pupils are successful, they may be awarded a bronze, silver or gold certificate and the highest score in each competition is also awarded a best in school certificate!
There are follow on competitions for very high scoring pupils, which are entered by pupils from across Europe.
Results for this academic year 2006/2007:
Junior: Gold
John Cooney (Best in School)
Junior: Silver
Jenny Bonson
Rebekah Cooney
Richard Fairlie
Amy George
Junior: Bronze
Luke Brister Matthew Stowell
Hannah Chadwick Katy Thompson
Sarah Driver Emily Proctor
Intermediate: Gold
Edmond Williams (Best in School)
Thomas Rycroft (Best in School)
Intermediate: Silver
Sophie Holmes
Ryan Foulger
Abigail Tidswell
Stephanie Croxford
Callum McKay
Intermediate: Bronze
Ryan Judson
James Kellett
Daniel Willoughby
Charlotte Gooch
Greg Sands
Jonathan Callaghan
Simeon Banks
James Simpson
Well done to all those pupils who took part, especially to those who gained a certificate. A special mention for Edmond Williams and Thomas Rycroft who succeeded in getting through to the European round and in which Edmond gained a Merit, the first in the history of Parkside School. Congratulations Edmond!
Lynne Laoufir ( Assistant Head of Maths)
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