{"id":10552,"date":"2025-10-01T09:25:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathsweekengland.co.uk\/?p=10552"},"modified":"2026-04-25T14:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:42:55","slug":"free-maths-trail-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathsweekengland.co.uk\/?p=10552","title":{"rendered":"Free Maths Trail Resource"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10552\" class=\"elementor elementor-10552\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de1c8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8de1c8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b1abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64b1abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Maths Trail Resource<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1fb84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1fb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A superb new free maths trail resource has been designed by Tom Briggs and we are looking to distribute it into Museums, Libraries, Schools and any other educational institutions where appropriate.<\/p><p>Full of useful tips and starting points, the resource is intended for educators to pick up and use straight away. 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