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UKMT Team Maths Challenge Regional Final - Thursday 14 March 2019 Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen UK Mathematics Trust T 0113 343 2339 /ukmathstrust School of Mathematics F 0113 343 5500 @UKMathsTrust University of Leeds E [email protected] Leeds LS2 9JT www.ukmt.org.uk R UKMT Team Maths Challenge Regional Final - Thursday 14 March 2019 Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen Thank you for entering your school for the UKMT Team Maths Challenge (TMC) 2019. Your team has a place at the above event and I enclose further venue details and a risk assessment. Please remember that your team must consist of four students from S1 and S2 (Scotland) including no more than two from the upper year group, unless you wish to field a team of younger students (there is no lower limit). Your team must be accompanied by a supervising member of staff, who will play a key role on the day. After being briefed and reallocated to another team at the start, they will help run and mark each round (answers are provided) while retaining responsibility for their students throughout the day. Lunch is provided for one supervising adult per team, but please ensure that your students bring their own packed lunch and refreshments. If your school requires you to send a second adult, please ask them to bring their own lunch. We cannot accommodate parents or other spectators. Please arrive at 10am for a 10.30am start. We aim to finish by or soon after 3pm. Your team will receive starter questions on arrival to warm up before the event begins; information from these can also prove useful later in the competition. You should all bring warm clothing, as it can be cold in some of the halls used for the events. VENUE DETAILS: The full address for your regional final is: Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX. I enclose maps and you can find detailed travel information on the University’s web site at: www.abdn.ac.uk/about/campus/maps/travelling-to-aberdeen.php. Elphinstone Hall is located on the Old Aberdeen site and is shown as building 25 on the Old Aberdeen campus map enclosed. A small number of onsite parking spaces have been reserved at the rear of Elphinstone Hall for participating schools. Once these are filled, you can park at Aberdeen Sports Village’s Aquatics Centre on Regent Walk (AB24 1SX), a 5-minute walk away, or it may be possible to park on some of the roads on the outskirts of campus (Bedford Road, Tilydrone Avenue, University Road and St Machar Drive - all shown on the campus map) or the little streets leading off them, but please note that most roads surrounding the campus have parking meters. There are four rounds at the regional final: The UKMT is a company limited by guarantee (no. 3271283) and a charity registered in England & Wales (no. 1059125) Group Round Crossnumber Shuttle Relay (this is an active round and we recommend that students bring trainers even if not required by the venue) Past materials can be downloaded from www.tmc.ukmt.org.uk and we encourage you to use these in school as preparation. The use of calculators and any geometry equipment will not be permitted on the day. At the regional final you will be asked to sign a form declaring that: the accompanying staff member(s) has undergone the appropriate DBS (or equivalent) checks; permission has been sought for photographs or videos to be taken (e.g. for publicity purposes). I enclose a template parental permission letter; you can also click here to download a Word version. If you are unable to attend please let us know as soon as possible, preferably by email ([email protected]) or else by telephoning UKMT; please do not contact the event venue. It is also useful if you can give a brief indication of the reason/s for having to withdraw your team. Finally, if you are planning to travel by train, it may save you money to buy a Family Railcard; see www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk for further details. Enjoy the regional final! Kind Regards, Helen Forsyth Events Administrator Enc. Venue risk assessment - Template parental letter and reply slip - Maps/directions as applicable TEAM MATHS CHALLENGE 2018 Risk Assessment Venue details: Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen Overall risk For most of the day, students will be sitting or standing at a table, which is a low risk activity. The Relay round involves running from one part of the room to another, provided the floor is suitable for running. If the floor is deemed unsuitable, students will be required to walk. This is a low risk activity (see below). On-site supervision There will be a UKMT event leader, who has overall responsibility for running the event. They will also have an assistant. The event leader and their assistant will have completed a DBS check. Each team of four students is accompanied by at least one supervising teacher, and this teacher is responsible for the welfare of his or her students. Fire safety The event leader will be responsible for communicating emergency evacuation procedures to teachers at the start of the event. Relay round The event leader will assess the floor of the venue at the start of the day and decide whether the students will be able to run during the Relay round. We recommend to schools prior to the event that students bring indoor trainers for this round. The event leader will remind students to place bags away from the running area and to push chairs under tables to reduce the risk of tripping over obstacles whilst running. Dear Parent/Guardian It is with great pleasure that we write to inform you that your child: has been chosen as a member of the team that will represent the school at the Regional Final of this year’s UK Mathematics Trust Team Maths Challenge. This Final will take place on: Thursday 14 March 2019 The venue will be: Elphinstone Hall, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX. The UKMT has been running this team competition since 2003 and last year’s event was very enthusiastically received by those schools which participated in both the Regional and National rounds. The competition combines mathematical, communication and teamwork skills and offers students another way to express and develop their enjoyment of mathematics. In order to promote this work, local media may be invited to come along and report on the day, so I would be grateful if you could give permission for your child to be photographed or filmed if he/she is asked, or captured in the background of a shot, or is a member of the winning team. We will need to leave school at: and will be returning at: We will be travelling by [insert means of transport] and will need your permission to transport your child to and from the venue. You will need to provide your child with a packed lunch and cold drinks. Yours sincerely Head of Mathematics Please detach and complete the reply slip below and return to school tomorrow. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Name: Form: I hereby give permission for my child to take part in the UKMT Team Maths Challenge. He/she will be able to travel by [insert means of transport]. I give permission for photographs/videos to be taken for publicising the event. Signature of Parent/Guardian ELPHINSTONE HALL IS LOCATED ON THE OLD ABERDEEN SITE (A) A Old Aberdeen | B Foresterhill | C Marischal College | D Hillhead Halls | E Hilton The local bus services provide a convenient way of moving between the four sites of the University, and to Hillhead Halls. Most city centre bus stops have timetables and details of fares, but you can get this information by telephoning First, the main local operator, on 01224 650065 or by visiting their website at http://www.firstgroup.com/aberdeen/. Aberdeen buses require the exact fare, so have some change ready or buy a touch card (available on the bus or in the Travel Centre at 47 Union Street). 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