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Chichester College maths students finish second at MEI Maths Challenge

7 April 2025
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Martin Newton giving a speech at the beggining of the dayMaths students from Chichester College finished second in the Ein2steins categories at the South Regional Finals of the Mathematics Education Innovation (MEI) FE Maths Challenge recently.

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 Crawley 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.

Vicky Lambert, one of the Chichester College students who took part, said:
“I’ve learned how to solve a lot of different maths problems in literally the last couple of hours, and it has really helped my maths.

“I would 100% recommend the maths challenge, because it will improve your GCSEs and grow your confidence.”

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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