Mathematics Department

Marvellous Mathematics

UKMT Challenge

Congratulations to Imaan Bhuta who, as a result of her excellent score in the UKMT Challenge, was invited to enter the European Kangaroo in which she achieved a merit certifi cate. She has subsequently been invited to attend Masterclasses at the University of Liverpool organised under the auspices of the Royal Institution Masterclasses.

Cryptography

In January of this year, a group of twenty Year 9 girls embarked upon the Alan Turing Cryptography Challenge.

Mathematical Olympiad

In the Autumn Term Year 12 and Year 13 Mathematicians entered the UK Mathematical Olympiad for Girls. The paper is designed to be very challenging with only about 1,200 participants in the whole of the country. Four of our students, Katie Hurt, Madison Brownley, Eleanor Harding and Millicent Camm scored above average marks, one narrowly missing out on achieving a Distinction.

Mathematics Mentors Schools’ Chess Championship Maths Team Challenge

Thank you to our wonderful Mathematics Mentors for this year. The National Schools’ Chess Championship is an annual event run by the English Chess Federation. The team were, Sharon Daniel, Zara Walsh, Neha Bagewadi, Naaddiya Mohammed, Santina Hundle and Shivani Chohan. Zayna Quereshi, Imaan Bhuta, Nicola Li and Lea Assi travelled to Manchester University with Miss Kelly to participate in the UK Maths Team Challenge.