Directing students to us
If you lecture or tutor topics relating to mathematics or statistics, you may wish to direct your students to us for help. You can direct students to:
- information about MASH drop-ins which includes a link to the current drop-in timetable
- information about online resources
Statistics for project work
If you are supervising a final year project or the work of a research student, you may wish to direct them to MASH. You can find out more about the help offered by MASH in this guide about getting help for statistics project work.
First year mathematics students
We have a specialist drop-in and study skills information for first year mathematics students. This includes students on the following joint honours programmes:
- Computer Science and Mathematics
- Economics and Mathematics
- Physics and Mathematics
Maths teaching support
Our team has many years experience teaching maths at school and university level. We can support academic colleagues who deliver mathematical or statistical content, in context to students. We can work with academics and departments to research and develop new teaching methods within a current unit or support the creation of new units and resources to provide long term sustainable teaching collaborations.
We provide bespoke teaching to targeted subgroups. If you believe a subgroup of students in your department would benefit from bespoke support then email mash-mast@bath.ac.uk and discuss the options or join our community of practice team to discuss the options.
Individual student referrals
We offer three referral routes, depending on the nature of the concern.
Engagement referral
- Who can refer: Student Experience/Support Officer, Specialist Mentor, Study Skills Tutor.
- For students experiencing wellbeing or engagement difficulties related to maths or statistics.
- Consider whether signposting the service is sufficient, but if you believe the student will have difficulty engaging then this referral will enable the student to book an initial meeting with a member of the MASH team.
At-Risk referral
- Who can refer: Director of Studies or Disability Advisor.
- For students assessed as being at risk of non-progression due to specific difficulties with the mathematics or statistics on their course or, for students studying mathematics, due to specific difficulties adjusting to studying higher level mathematics.
- Students referred via this route will likely be offered ongoing 1:1 or small group support but please discuss possible options with us prior to speaking with the student.
Access referral
- Who can refer: Any member of staff.
- For disabled students having difficulties accessing mathematical course materials using assistive technology.
Training space
Training Space is a formative maths e-assessment space. It enables students to embed skills and develop fluency using a repetitive training model. The space has be built using Numbas, an e-assessment platform that allows questions to re-generate to allow for repetitive practise. Questions are designed to locate gaps in concepts and processes from pre-University maths. The feedback is rich and specific to the generated question. The system supports all students, but can particularly benefit students who arrive under-offer, or those with an alternative entry profile.
If you would like to discuss contextualising these materials for your subject area please contact mash-mast@bath.ac.uk. We love working with academic departments to ensure our materials offer the greatest benefit to students.