A late Season’s Greetings and best wishes for 2011!
The God of Whizz was deep in festive cheer in the frosty northern half of England over the Christmas period and neglected to send out a hearty “Merry Christmas!” to Whizzers one and all. By way of compensation for this lack of seasonal cheer, here’s a lovely and slightly soothing season’s greetings video from erstwhile [...]
Read the whole postHigh-Achievers show their colours at The Mead School
Maths-Whizzers at the independent Mead School show off their certificates for high achievement with Maths-Whizz! The Mead School, in Tunbridge Wells, is a long-time Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus user, and Independent Schools Association member. Isobel Feaver, Mead’s literacy co-ordinator, year 5 teacher and all-round whizz herself is a champion of online maths tutoring; The Mead School [...]
Read the whole postGoogle hides a maths puzzle in an extended advert
we’re not in the habit of falling for promotional videos with cute themes all the time. But this one, from Google’s Chrome OS team, is worth a look for two reasons: playful destruction, and maths.
Read the whole postUK’s Maths Standing Falls
The UK has fallen behind in the international race to boost numeracy, literacy, and science skills, according to the Pisa 2009 report, out yesterday. The OECD (Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development) is a kind of fancy club for 34 countries committed to “[stimulating] economic progress and world trade” (Wikipedia). Part of its remit is [...]
Read the whole postMaths-Whizz Yuletide News
The Maths-Whizz Winter Adventure 2010 is now live. Check out our Christmas maths games and quizzes, and find out about WhizzMe, coming soon!
Read the whole postNew Tools for Maths-Whizz Parents
Last Friday we added some brand new, and rather interesting, features to our Maths-Whizz ‘Parent Dashboard’. The Dashboard is where parents of Maths-Whizz students go to manage their accounts, check student reports, and read tips for getting the most out of Maths-Whizz.
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