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Introduction
This competition has been launched to celebrate the exciting career opportunities in the UK Space Sector.
Your Brief:
Create an A4 poster about the Maths of Space. You can focus on one thing or cover lots of things. Aim your poster at young people your own age.
Be inspirational!
Poster instructions/criteria:
- Make an A4 poster about the Maths of Space. Your poster can be about any aspect of ‘Maths in Space’.
- We want your posters to be eye catching and informative – they should really have the wow factor.
- It sounds obvious, but your poster should be a poster – i.e. it shouldn’t be an essay, it needs to be visually eye catching and should give out a strong message, whilst still being informative.
- You can draw your poster by hand; use a computer; or a mixture of both. If you draw your poster by hand try and use bright felt tips or pens – it will help it stand out when you scan it.
- Your poster must be A4 size.
Poster Guidance
To get you started please take a look at the following PowerPoint.
Judging
There will be two categories for judging:
Years 7, 8 and 9
Years 10,11,12 and 13
| Age this Academic Year | UK School Year | Scottish School Year |
| 11/12 | Year 7 | S1 (First Year) |
| 12/13 | Year 8 | S2 (Second Year) |
| 13/14 | Year 9 | S3 (Third Year) |
| 14/15 | Year 10 | S4 (Fourth Year() |
| 15/16 | Year 11 | S5 (Fifth Year) |
| 16/17 | Year 12 | S6 (Lower Sixth) |
| 17/18 | Year 13 | |
How Will Your Poster Be Judged?
We will use these five criteria to decide on the winners:
- Does it look good as a poster?
- Will it inspire young people?
- The amount of effort and quality of research. (But be careful – too much text could stop it looking like a poster!)
- Is it accurate and mostly free from errors?
- Is it an original piece of work?
As well as winners from each category, there will also be up to two ‘highly commended’ certificates awarded in each group.
Prizes
Winners will recieve a £100 Amazon Voucher
Highly Commended will recieve a £30 Amazon Voucher
All winning and highly commended posters will be on display on the Maths Careers website.
The closing date is 28th February 2025 and winners will be announced here in April 2025.
Entry Form
Rules
Poster Competition Rules
- The promoters of the competition are the sponsors of the Maths Careers website
- It is a condition of entry of this competition that all entrants agree to these competition rules. By permitting their children to enter the competition parents and guardians shall be deemed to consent to the entries being submitted on the terms of these competition rules.
- The competition is open to entrants between the ages of 11 and 19 who are residents of the United Kingdom.
- No purchase is necessary to enter the competition.
- There are two entry categories, based upon the ages of the entrants: Years 7 – 9 and Years 10 – 13. One prize will be awarded for the winner of each category and there will be two ‘Highly Commended’ certificate awarded in each age group.
- Entries can be submitted via the relevant mechanisms on the www.mathscareers.org.uk website.
- The poster must be solely the original work and the property of the entrant.
- Any poster that has won a prize in another competition is not eligible and will be disqualified if entered.
- Entrants may submit no more than one entry which must be made in their applicable age category only. Multiple entries will be disqualified.
- The promoters’ decision on all matters relating to the competition is final. No correspondence will be entered into concerning the judgement, administration or organization of the competition, including any assessment of the eligibility of any entry submitted.
- Winners will be announced on the mathscareers.org.uk website in April 2025. Individual winners will be notified by the promoters before the end of April 2025.
- By entering a poster, participants agree to grant IMA MathsCareers free of charge the right to use the poster in any manner and media, including without limitation, the right to publish, adapt, distribute, copy, display or translate in printed or electronic media even if they are not the winning entries.
- It is a condition of entry to the competition that entrants (or the parents or guardians of entrants) irrevocably permit the promoters and their licensees to copy, reproduce and publish entries in connection only with the promotion of and publicity for this competition and the winning entries.
- The closing date for entries to the competition is midnight on 28th February 2025. Entries received after that date will not be accepted, displayed or judged.
- No responsibility will be accepted by the promoters for entries which are lost, late, corrupted, incomplete, defaced, ineligible or otherwise do not comply with these rules (any of which may be deemed invalid at the sole discretion of the promoters).
- The prizes are as stated in the competition rules. Prizes are non-refundable and not transferable. No cash alternative will be offered. The promoters reserve the right to substitute the prizes (or any part of them) for prizes of equivalent or greater monetary value if that is necessary for reasons beyond their control.
- The promoters will not be liable for prizes that do not reach prize winners for reasons beyond the promoters’ reasonable control. If prize winners cannot be traced after reasonable effort the promoters will dispose of prizes as they think fit without liability to prize winners.
- The promoters reserve the right to cancel or amend the competition, at any time without prior notice.
- This competition is governed by the laws of English and Wales and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
