Hollingworth Academy wins Eedi national maths prize

Hollingworth Academy

Hollingworth Academy in Rochdale has beaten more than 500 other schools to win a prestigious national prize, thanks to the efforts of 12 pupils who took part in a maths competition by learning platform Eedi.

The pupils’ efforts have won £200 for the maths department and could result in a further £1,000 prize for the school.

The competition centres on the children solving daily maths puzzles. The more pupils who join in from a school, the more points are scored and the more likely a school is to win.

The pupils entered the competition without telling the Milnrow-based school they were taking part, making it a wonderful discovery for Assistant Head of Maths, Rebecca Crook.

The Eedi School League is open to every nine-14 year old in the country, and celebrates effort, perseverance and hard work, meaning children of all abilities can enter and win prizes.

Rebecca Crook, Assistant Head of Maths at Hollingworth Academy said: “We are extremely proud of the pupils’ success and continued commitment towards the Eedi challenges with the Summer programme and now the School League.

“The students have embodied our school ethos, demonstrating responsibility, resilience and respect. This reward is a testament to all of their hard work and we look forward to continued success in the future.”

Eedi CEO Ben Caulfield said: "Huge congratulations to Hollingworth Academy. Out of thousands of children who are participating in the Eedi School League, they won the prize because of their consistent commitment to learning maths.

“Research shows that the most important thing about learning maths isn’t being the best but feeling you can do it, and doing it consistently. That’s the spirit we reflect when we celebrate prize-winners in the Eedi School League.

“We’re inviting all children to join the league, giving them personalised maths tuition and making learning maths more fun and engaging for children up and down the country."

Academic research shows that incentives like prizes have a strongly positive effect on motivation. Eedi’s experts have devised the school league as a competition that all schools and children can enter for free, creating excitement and interest around learning maths.

Eedi is a tuition and learning platform that was created by teachers to support children build maths confidence and skills.