Below is all the key information and frequently asked questions relating to the summer 2026 Maths Camps programme.
If your question isn’t covered here, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing: maths.camps@future-foundations.co.uk.
Axiom Maths Mentors have told us which is the most suitable maths camp venue for pupils at their school. Mentors should check their inbox to confirm which venue they chose. If this changes, please email maths.camps@future-foundations.co.uk.
By Friday 20 March 2026, mentors need to submit nominations here.
By Thursday 30 April 2026 (at the latest), we will
Each school is expected to receive two places per year group, but a nomination does not guarantee a place. Spaces are limited, so please don’t delay.
Please note:
All initial allocations will be confirmed no later than Thursday 30 April 2026. Following initial allocation, any places not accepted will be offered to pupils on the waiting list. We aim to meet venue preferences but may have to allocate pupils based on demand. We plan to keep pupils from the same school together unless agreed otherwise.
| Venue Name | Year Groups | Camp starts | Camp ends |
| NatMatSci, Coventry | Y8 | Fri 14 Aug 12 to 1pm | Tue 18 Aug 1.30pm |
| NatMatSci, Coventry | Y7 | Wed 19 Aug 12 to 1pm | Sun 23 Aug 1.30pm |
| Christ’s Hospital, Horsham (West Sussex) | Y7 and Y8 | Mon 17 Aug 12 to 1pm | Fri 21 Aug 1.30pm |
| Christ’s Hospital, Horsham (West Sussex) | Y7 and Y8 | Mon 24 Aug 12 to 1pm | Fri 28 Aug 1.30pm |
| Bootham School, York | Y7 and Y8 | Mon 24 Aug 12 to 1pm | Fri 28 Aug 1.30pm |
*Note: All camps involve staying overnight at the venue for four nights.
The addresses of the venues are:
Accommodation, food and refreshments are provided on-site at each venue at no cost to the pupil or their family. Maths Camp staff will stay alongside in corridors and blocks to provide pastoral care at night.
When a pupil is offered a place, parents and carers will be asked to provide specific details on dietary requirements and any allergies. Our venues are all schools and used to catering for different dietary needs.
These camps, organised by Purposeful Ventures and Axiom Maths, will be managed by our delivery partners who are experts at running camps for secondary school-aged children. Delivery partners will oversee operations and pastoral care alongside academic excellence:
Safeguarding is our number one priority: all staff will need an Enhanced DBS check. A Designated Safeguarding Officer and first aiders will always be on site.
The delivery partner will be the main point of contact for pupils and parents and carers with a dedicated 24-hour emergency contact number shared in advance.
Academic staff will have relevant mathematical backgrounds and be a combination of current Axiom Maths Mentors, experienced maths teachers and degree-level mathematicians. Mentors are not expected to attend the camps, but if they wish to apply for one of the roles on the camp, we encourage applications here.
Parents and carers will also be asked to provide information relating to any additional needs (dietary, medical, other) for their child. The Maths Camp team will review consent forms and any additional information shared, contacting parents and carers for further information where needed.
We are unable to arrange individual transport for pupils. We need mentors to support parents and carers to plan their child’s travel to and from the camps.
Note: mentors who are contracted to work on a maths camp are required to be on site the day before the camp beings, so will not be able to chaperone pupils to the camp.
A limited number of travel bursaries are available to ensure that no child misses out on attending a maths camp due to financial barriers. As bursaries are limited, we ask mentors to work with parents and carers to coordinate travel plans and identify low-cost solutions for pupils to travel to-and-from the camp. To support this:
Key principles for travel bursaries
We ask Axiom Maths Mentors to select up to three Axiom Maths circle pupils from Year 7 and three from Year 8. Mentors should prioritise those who will benefit most, based on the following criteria: pupils who
Of the pupils who match these criteria we ask that mentors prioritise pupils who would not normally access such activities such as pupils eligible for Pupil Premium. We want to ensure pupils can attend regardless of background.
If there are any special circumstances regarding the nominations, there will be an opportunity to share this in the nomination form.
If you wish to nominate a pupil aged under 12 on Wednesday 19 August 2026 and your preferred venue is NatMatSci, please contact us asap to discuss. We may need to reallocate your school to another venue.
We have provided a template email here for mentors to use when talking to parents and carers of the pupils they wish to nominate – explaining about Maths Camps and the plan for this summer.
Mentors should have this conversation and obtain consent to nominate the child, before completing an online nomination.
Mentors need to complete the form once for each pupil here by Friday 20 March 2026.
Mentors will be asked to provide the following information
Mentors will receive email confirmation of the nomination. If anything changes, please email maths.camps@future-foundations.co.uk.
After nomination closes, we will allocate pupils to the camps (aiming to meet all venue preferences) and no later than Thursday 30 April 2026 we will make offers to parents and carers via email (with mentors in copy).
Parents and carers will need to complete an online parent consent form by the deadline date in their offer email. In this form they will be able to provide additional needs (dietary, medical, other) relevant to their child.
The consent form will be managed by the delivery partner for the respective venue. All subsequent communications with parents and carers will be handled by the delivery partner.
We will keep schools informed when offers are sent out and forms are completed by families. We expect to ask mentors to chase parents and carers who do not complete the form before the deadline date in their offer email.
Please find below our FAQs. If you have a question that is not answered, please email: maths.camps@future-foundations.co.uk.
We invite each school to nominate two current Year 7 or Year 8 pupils, along with one additional pupil for our waiting list (three pupils in total from each year group).
Using our nomination form, you will provide the following details for each student:
An individual school is expected, subject to demand, to receive two places per year group, but a nomination does not guarantee a place. Spaces are limited, and initial allocations will be confirmed no later than Thursday 30 April 2026.
We aim to meet venue preferences but may have to allocate pupils based on demand.
We aim to keep pupils from the same school together at the same camp unless agreed otherwise.
If you wish to nominate a pupil aged under 12 on Wednesday 19 August 2026 and your preferred venue is NatMatSci, please contact us asap to discuss. We may need to reallocate your school to another venue.
Safeguarding and pastoral care will be managed by each venue’s delivery partner.
These partners will lead on safeguarding and will manage pupil support throughout the camp. They will liaise with parents and carers following Axiom Maths’ nominations through to the end of the camp.
Each camp will have a named Designated Safeguarding Officer and a 24-hour emergency contact number for parents and carers to be able to contact their child.
We want to ensure no pupil misses out on attending a maths camp due to financial barriers.
Accommodation, meals, and camp materials (such as notebooks, pens, and other necessary resources) are covered at no cost to participants. Pupils will not need to bring spending money.
Detailed information will be shared with parents and carers closer to the camp date to help with packing and to highlight personal items pupils will need to bring.
We are unable to arrange individual transport for pupils. We need mentors to help parents and carers to plan their child’s travel to and from the camps.
These camps are fully-funded except for travel costs.
A travel bursary is available to ensure that no child misses out on attending a maths camp due to financial barriers.
As bursaries are limited, we ask mentors to work with parents and carers to coordinate travel plans and identify low-cost solutions for pupils to travel to-and-from the camp.
Mentors will be able to apply for a bursary on behalf of parents and carers where travel costs would otherwise prevent a pupil from attending a Maths Camp.
No, mentors do not need to attend. However, your support is needed in the lead-up to the camp to help with coordinating pupil participation, securing consent, coordinating travel and ensuring pupils feel prepared and confident about attending.
Our team will handle all aspects of the camp itself including programme delivery and pastoral care. We will liaise directly with parents and carers prior to the programme and answer any questions they may have.
We are looking for teachers to join us in a paid role at the maths camps. This is a great opportunity to work with talented pupils, meet like-minded educators, and be part of an inspiring learning environment. Available roles will be published here on the Future Foundations website and we will share with all nominating teachers who have expressed interest in roles.
PLEASE NOTE: Mentors who are contracted to work at the maths camps will be required to arrive onsite the day before the camp begins for staff training. You will not be able to chaperone pupils travelling to the camp.
For 2026, we are only accepting nominations from schools currently in the Axiom Maths programme.
If you would like to start an Axiom Maths circle, please contact Axiom Maths directly here.
For 2026, we won’t be able to accept nominations from pupils not currently active in an Axiom Maths circle.
When you register your school’s interest, you can select the preferred location for your school and pupils. We will try to meet all preferences but may have to allocate pupils to camps based on demand. We will keep children from the same school together at the same camp unless agreed otherwise.
