Axiom Maths
Tutor Trust has been a proud delivery partner of Axiom Maths (formerly Mathematics Education for Social Mobility and Excellence - MESME) since the summer of 2021. Axiom seeks to deliver fully funded Maths Circles, to support high‑attainers on their mathematical journey, from Key Stage 3 to PhD, with the key mission to develop students' life chances, usually those from poorer backgrounds.
In these Circles, small groups of students come together regularly with an experienced, knowledgeable mentor to:
- grapple with intriguing questions
- discover and explore exciting ideas
- learn to think like advanced mathematicians
Mentors are trained to teach a centralised enrichment programme to build on what students will have already learnt at school, but also to allow them to progress systematically through a network of related ideas in areas which develop deep mathematical significance, for example, combinatorics and geometry. Students increase and improve their factual knowledge and procedural fluency as they do so. The focus of a circle session is the underlying mathematical structure of the content.
Secondary schools across all three of our regions are understandably enthusiastic about this free, high-quality tuition for their high-attaining mathematicians.
Jessie Dawson, Axiom and Programme Coordinator, says of the partnership:
It's wonderful to be able to work with a charity like Axiom, with similar values and goals, to create an environment where higher-attaining pupils can be supported to challenge themselves. Providing this programme for free will enable us to set these young mathematicians up for future success."Jessie Dawson, Axiom and Programme Manager
Express interest in Axiom Maths
If you are interested in delivering Axiom maths tuition, or to find out more, please reach out to Sammy Meynell - Project and Greater Manchester Programme Manager