SSC Gifted & Talented

Coordinates are an important part of games design. Knowing where you want your objects to appear on a screen can be pinpointed using coordinates.

What does a two pound coin have to do with standing on the shoulders of giants? How does it relate to the activities that the Year 5/6 mathematicians are going to complete today? So many questions – so little time as usual

Key Stage One pupils were given £150 to spend from the Silverstone Merchandise catalogue. They had to ensure that they made purchasing choices that the other 19 members of the group would consider ‘fair’. At the end teams presented their decisions and evaluations to the rest of the group via a streaming link from [...]

One hundred and fifty pounds, twenty children and too much choice. What are you going to order?

We welcome back Year 1&2 students today for a shopping session extraordinaire!

Is this maths, ICT or literacy? – (Year 3/4 pupil)
The truth is that it was combination of all three. The Year 3/4 mathematicians used a mixture of maths, creative problem-solving across the curriculum and computer programming to explore the principles of games design.
The project, below solved the problem of how to [...]

The stars from Years Three & Four are joining us today to explore maths in the  world of games design.