The Race into Space - Space-themed Maths

Major Tom needs your pupils’ help, using age appropriate maths skills, to rank six would-be spacefarers on a range of real, scientific criteria. Join As Creatives for this whole-school day of Space-themed Maths. Who will they select to be the next UK astronaut?

After meeting the Major at an opening assembly, and being introduced to the would-be astronauts, each class will be issued with a Mission: to use their maths skills to rank the candidates on one of a number of qualities. Each Mission calls on pupils to demonstrate mathematical fluency, reasoning and problem-solving abilities - and is in line with Curriculum objectives for their year group. The Major will be on hand to visit each classroom with some vital, additional information - and the programme ends with a second assembly in which each class reports back its findings and helps whittle the field down to just one: Britain's next astronaut.

The Extraordinary World of Maths
The Race into Space is also available as a teacher-delivered whole-school Maths package

Jump into the Extraordinary World of Maths packages from As Creatives Connect and discover everything you need for a whole-school day of exciting and immersive whole-school Maths! - And it couldn’t be easier, with introductory films for both teachers and children, opening and closing assemblies, contextualised, age-appropriate maths, literacy, science and history activities, PowerPoints, writing frameworks and worksheets all at your fingertips - together with full instructions and suggested timetables for you and your colleagues. Have a look today

60 pupils per workshops - up to 420 pupils per day

Yes - absolutely! all of our workshops are fully accessible for children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs. Our approach is to identify the most appropriate workshop (or workshops) for the pupils we'll be working with. Tailor the content and delivery to meet the needs of those pupils (including those with SEMH needs) - and ensure that the workshop (or workshops) are appropriately challenging.

You can read lots of feedback from schools we have worked with but here are some comments about our Race into Space workshops!


"Fabulous! As a maths specialist I had a great day and it was lovely to hear the children so excited about it. 11 out of 10 - couldn't rate it any higher!" St Aidan's CE Primary School

“The students absolutely loved it! … They gained an understanding of how Maths is intertwined into our everyday lives. They saw the benefits of applying themselves in Maths because there are so many exciting opportunities that stem from Maths. ​Thank you to everyone at As Creatives!” Warley Primary School

“Pupils were very enthusiastic about the workshops – evident in the variety and quality of the questions they asked and their participation in the drama/games. The use of drama to explore scientific concepts was commented on – with everyone enjoying the opening assembly where pupils acted out a particular characteristic of the planets in our solar system. The principal commented on the buzz about the school that day and that she would be interested in booking a similar day for next year as she felt the pupils were very motivated!” St Macartan’s Primary, Northern Ireland