United Kingdom Mathematics Trust
British charitable organization
The United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) is a charity founded in 1996 to help with the education of children in mathematics within the UK.
History
The national mathematics competitions had existed prior to the formation of the trust, but the foundation of the UKMT in the summer of 1996 enabled them to be run collectively. The Senior Mathematical Challenge was formerly called the National Mathematics Contest. Founded in 1961, it was run by the Mathematical Association from 1975 until its adoption by the UKMT in 1996. The Junior and Intermediate Mathematical Challenges were the initiative of Tony Gardiner in 1987, and were run by him under the name of the United Kingdom Mathematics Foundation until 1996. In 1995, Gardiner advertised for the formation of a committee and for a host institution that would lead to the establishment of the UKMT, enabling the challenges to be run effectively together under one organization.
Mathematical Challenges
The UKMT runs a series of mathematics challenges to encourage children's interest in mathematics and to develop their skills. The three main challenges are:
Junior Mathematical Challenge (UK year 8/S2 and below)
Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (UK year 11/S4 and below)
Senior Mathematical Challenge (UK year 13/S6 and below)
Primary Mathematical Challenge (Note that this challenge is run by a similar company and not by the UKMT(UK year 6/S2 and below)
Certificates
In the Junior and Intermediate Challenges the top scoring 50% of the entrants receive bronze, silver or gold certificates based on their mark in the paper. In the Senior Mathematical Challenge these certificates are awarded to top scoring 66% of the entries. In each case bronze, silver and gold certificates are awarded in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1.
So in the Junior and Intermediate Challenges
The Gold award is achieved by the top 8-9% of the entrants.
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