As part of the STFC funded outreach project “2000+1: a space maths odyssey” the Middlesex Mathematics team have worked with students to deliver mathematics outreach activities for UK Key Stage 2 (11 to 14-year-old) pupils, to directly link topics in space exploration to the pupils’ most recent national curriculum topic.
In this talk we share the resources produced and reflect on the value and affordances of the outreach activities for pupils, students and academics. In particular we share student reflections on the role of school visits on confidence building, the development of student community and interest in transitioning into careers in the classroom or mathematical communication.
