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It all adds up for Crawley College maths students with wins at regional competition

7 April 2025
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Martin Newton giving a presentation at the start of the maths challengeMaths students from Crawley College finished first in the Funkies and Go Forth categories at the South Regional Finals of the Mathematics Education Innovation (MEI) FE Maths Challenge.

The challenge is a competition for post-16 students who are improving their GCSE Maths grade or working towards gaining a Functional Skills maths qualification.

There were three categories at the event for students to take part in:

  • The Funkies – for students whose highest GCSE grade is a grade one or who are studying Functional Skills entry.
  • Ein2steins – for students whose highest GCSE grade is a grade two or who are studying Functional Skills level one.
  • Go Forth – for students whose highest GCSE grade is a grade three or who are studying Functional Skills level two.

The event was hosted at the University of Sussex, and it marked the end of the South Regional Finals.

The Chichester College Group was well represented at the event, with students from Chichester College and Brighton MET College also in attendance.

There were students from Queen Mary College (Basingstoke), City of Portsmouth College, NESCOT, the Isle of Wight College, and Havant and South Downs College who also took part event.

Danial Aghakasiri, one of the Crawley College students who took part, said:
“It was great, we had a good experience, we have been able to visit the university for the first time, and we have had a wonderful day.

“The challenge will help to improve us in our exams, we can be more confident going into the next round of them this summer.”

Martin Newton, Maths Education Support Specialist at MEI, said:
“It was absolutely awesome, the students loved it. As always with these regional finals, students have come through from the first round in the classroom to college finals, and then these regional finals.

“The idea behind this challenge is to engage students further with their maths, it helps build up their confidence, and build towards their maths exams. Most importantly, it gives them a fun and enjoyable experience, leaving them with positive memories of doing maths.

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