Future Maths: Year 8
Future Maths is our collaborative multi-intervention programme with Imperial College London and Team Up, to improve girls' maths confidence, ability and to inspire future routes in maths.
The programme involves small group tutoring for Key Stage 3 female pupils by university student tutors, visits to university campuses and engaging maths workshops.
[My tutor] was so supportive and understanding when I... faced challenges. She explained the problems with a lot of detail so I fully understood it... I am really grateful to her and her help.
The programme aims to:
- Improve maths confidence, problem-solving and academic resilience.
- Increase awareness of and interest in maths educational routes and careers.
- Increase intention to study post 16 maths and quantitative subjects at university
For LSE students employed as Tutors, the programme aims to:
- Give LSE student tutors the opportunity to develop their social, organisational and problem solving skills
- Enable LSE student tutors to gain important work experience and take part in a valuable community programme.
To find out more about the Future Maths tutor role, click here.
More information about Future Maths
Future Maths is delivered to targeted pupils in year 8 at one of our two partner schools, Barking Abbey School and The John Roan School. (Imperial College London works with its own partner schools.)
In 2025-26, the programme will include:
- A visit to Imperial College London campus – November 2025
- Weekly tutoring sessions delivered at the pupils’ schools – spring term 2026
- A Maths workshop delivered at the pupils’ schools – May 2026
- A visit to LSE campus – July 2026
Tutoring
Pupils will take part in 9 weeks of small group Maths tutoring from trained LSE undergraduate tutors. Tutors will deliver sessions that are tailored to cover specific Maths topics that support needs. Prior to the tutoring, parents and carers will have the opportunity to attend an information session.
Enrichment activities
Future Maths will include three main enrichment events throughout the year. The first event will take place at Imperial College London where pupils will participate in STEM-focused activities and gain an introduction to higher education. After the completion of tutoring, pupils will take part in an interactive Maths workshop delivered at their school. Finally, pupils will visit LSE for workshops focused on Maths-related pathways and a celebration of their time on the programme.
There are no costs for the schools or participants to take part.
Future Maths is offered to targeted pupils in year 8 studying in one of two London schools partnered with the LSE WP Team.
We are not currently expanding to additional schools.
If you are an LSE student interested in working on this programme, you can find out more about applying to be a tutor on our information for LSE students page.
To find out more please email ard.futuremaths@lse.ac.uk