Curious Minds

Enterprising Route to Creating Improvements in Maths

St Mary’s and St Benedict’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire are taking an innovative approach to engaging girls in maths. Pupils in years 5 and 6 are developing their maths skills by working with visual artist Julie Miles to design and create their own sculptures. 

These sculptures are then being photographed with the expert help of Pippa Pixley and put into an auction catalogue.  Pupils will then work with drama practitioner Steve Fairclough before using their new performance and numeracy skills to auction their artwork off to their parents at a profit.  Let’s hope they dig deep!