This week to celebrate Childrens’ Mental Health week and to support children develop the Smestow Mental Health Top Tip of “Keep learning” the maths department have been providing puzzles. Puzzles are a fun way to relax and supports mental health by encouraging children to keep learning and build resilience. Problem solving skills support pupils to tackle all kinds of problems in their everyday life and are not only for the maths classroom.

Year 7 pupils have worked on the “St Ives” problem, the “coins in envelopes” problem and the “guitar” problem in their maths lessons this week.