Young Mathematicians from The Henry Cort Community College figure out how to use Maths at Work

On 2nd May, seven Year 10 students from The Henry

Cort Community College visited The University of Southampton to attend a "Maths

at Work" event with teacher Mr Iwara.     This free event was designed to show students

how Maths is used beyond education. It consisted of three talks and activities

from Southampton Maths Graduates now working in industry including British

Airways, Eaton Aerospace and the AA. This

project was a joint collaboration between Maths, Education and the Recruitment,

Outreach and Admissions Team. It was funded by a grant secured by HE Stem.

 

 

Students Mollie Bedford, Sam McSevich, Rebecca Holt, Hannah Grey,

Will Moore, Sam Hughes and Nathan Canon from The Henry Cort Community College

were joined by pupils from six other schools from the Southampton area. The

short coach ride there provided them with a mini tour of the route to the

University Campus.  On arrival, the

pupils were met by a Maths representative from the University and thoroughly

enjoyed walking through the Campus.

 

 

BA explained how they used Maths to manage their flight

budget. AA demonstrated how Maths is used to allocate work shifts to their staff

and Eaton Aerospace gave a presentation on stress engineering and aircraft pump

designs. The pupils were very involved in the activities and asked many good

questions.

 

Phil Munday,

Principal said, "This initiative enabled

students to enjoy an innovative day at The University of Southampton with a

focus on maths at work. The students were given a unique opportunity to meet industry experts who

apply their mathematics to real world scenarios. We make every effort to offer

our students tailored learning programmes to help them to

achieve their highest grades and be prepared to apply to the top universities."

 

 

Kate Bartlett,

Outreach Strand Leader at The University of Southampton remarked, "It's great

to see where our Alumni are now working, and have the opportunity to share

their experiences with young people. It's important for to be able to engage

with schools and highlight the benefits of studying maths and going to

university."

 

 

Last year,

The Henry Cort Community College celebrated an excellent set of GCSE results. A

stunning 80 per cent of students earned five or more A*- C grades, with 57 per

cent of students gaining a C grade or higher in English and Maths.  Triple Science was another high point.  

 

 

Henry

Cort's Mission Statement says it all: "To

develop

assured, capable and enterprising people able to maximise their potential,

ready to play an active role in society."          

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Notes

to Editors:

 

• University of Southampton

http://www.southampton.ac.uk/

 

 

• The University of

  Southampton is celebrating its 60th anniversary during 2012.

 

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, granted the Royal Charter that enabled

the University of Southampton to award its own degrees in the early weeks of

her reign in 1952

 

In the six decades to follow, Southampton has risen to become one of

the leading universities in the UK with a global reputation for innovation

through academic excellence and world-leading research.

 

This year, the University's reputation continues to grow with the

recent awarding of a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education

in recognition of Southampton's long-standing expertise in performance sports

engineering.

 

To find out more visit www.southampton.ac.uk/60

 

 

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