https://leicestermath.org.uk/ Problem-solving, events and curiosities en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:10:40 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/why-shortest-queue-can-lose-leicester-market/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/why-shortest-queue-can-lose-leicester-market/ At Leicester Market, the shortest lunch queue is not always the quickest. Use arrival rates, service times and Little's Law to explore queueing theory, then test it with a simple data sheet and a tabletop simulation. Leicester Maths Problem Solving Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:07:42 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/punch-cards-pant-legs-leicester-knitting-code/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/punch-cards-pant-legs-leicester-knitting-code/ Leicester's hosiery heritage is packed with hidden maths: repeating stitch blocks, binary punch cards and modular arithmetic. Try a family-friendly design challenge that turns a two-colour pattern into a code, a calculation and a conversation about waste. Leicester Maths Family Activities Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:07:42 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/try-line-number-line-leicester-tigers-rugby-maths/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/try-line-number-line-leicester-tigers-rugby-maths/ Rugby union hands maths teachers a ready-made combinatorial puzzle every weekend: tries, conversions, penalties, drop goals and bonus points. This Leicester Tigers-inspired problem set turns a match day into expected points, scoring combinations and league-table permutations. Leicester Maths Problem Solving Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:07:21 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/counting-round-clock-tower-modular-arithmetic-leicester/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/counting-round-clock-tower-modular-arithmetic-leicester/ Leicester's Clock Tower is a giant teaching aid hiding in plain sight. Use its twelve-hour faces to explore remainders, cycles, timetables and calendar puzzles with a short city-centre activity and a classroom problem set. Leicester Maths Family Activities Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:07:21 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/leicester-christmas-lights-crowd-maths-field-guide/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/leicester-christmas-lights-crowd-maths-field-guide/ Leicester's 2026 Christmas lights switch-on is a free open-air lesson in queueing, crowd density and waiting-time estimation. Here is how to turn the sparkle into KS3 and KS4 maths without missing the show. Leicester Maths Family Activities Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:08:05 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/leicesters-launch-window-five-orbit-puzzles/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/leicesters-launch-window-five-orbit-puzzles/ Leicester wears its space-city identity proudly, but orbit maths should be more than a poster on the wall. These five GCSE-friendly puzzles use local inspiration to turn ratio, geometry and data handling into mission planning. Leicester Maths Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:08:05 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/lighting-up-golden-mile-maths-leicester-diwali-2026/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/lighting-up-golden-mile-maths-leicester-diwali-2026/ Diwali 2026 turns Belgrave Road into a maths playground: rangoli symmetry, diya sequences, crowd estimates and sweet-sharing probability. Here is a classroom-ready and family-friendly problem set for Leicester's Golden Mile. Leicester Maths Family Activities Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:08:13 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/leicester-bus-timetable-maths-beyond-textbook/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/leicester-bus-timetable-maths-beyond-textbook/ Leicester's bus timetables are free, local and packed with functions, averages, graphs and optimisation. This opinion piece argues that the city's routes should be a bigger part of maths problem-solving in 2026, with a printable question bank to start. Leicester Maths Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:08:13 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/twelve-ways-count-leicester-city-centre-maths-walk/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/twelve-ways-count-leicester-city-centre-maths-walk/ A self-guided maths trail that turns Leicester's Clock Tower, Market, Cathedral and canal into twelve bite-size problem-solving stops. Print the map, take a pencil and let the city do the teaching. Leicester Maths Family Activities Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:08:08 GMT https://leicestermath.org.uk/what-2026-gcse-maths-papers-ask-leicester-problem-solvers/ https://leicestermath.org.uk/what-2026-gcse-maths-papers-ask-leicester-problem-solvers/ The 2026 GCSE maths series has made the direction of travel clear: fewer one-step routines, more multi-step reasoning in real contexts. Leicester schools are well placed to respond, but only if problem-solving becomes a habit rather than a revision topic. Leicester Maths Opinion Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:08:08 GMT