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As the roar of highly-tuned engines and the screech of tyres fades into the background with the waving of the chequered flag, news just in from the Jaguar Cars - Maths in Motion Challenge indicates that my school has qualified for the semi-finals. We like this kind of news.  Especially when we’re the first school in Shropshire to do so.
Since registering and getting the software with our elc money, we’ve had learners queuing up to join the CARS sessions at lunchtimes. Keeping things to a manageable number means we’ve restricted membership to 15 for the present but the waiting list is rowing. Kids are doing extra maths at lunchtimes. Yep, you heard me right. They are helping each other with learning estimation and measuring skills, calculations done without calculators (it’s the quickest way really) and generally getting motivated with their mathematics.

It’s all about fun, enjoyment, engagement, fulfilment in maths. These kids are having a great time honing their maths skills, and they’re excited about it too. The icing on the cake was when the racing teams were told off for chattering loudly when leaving their exciting school qualifying race - this was held in an afterschool session! Yep, they’d stayed after school to see the race run, such is their motivation. Pity they got told off for being excited about maths though.