Mathematics Lecture

On Tuesday 20^th January, Croydon High School hosted the second Mathematics lecture of the year. Around 65 students and parents were treated to an inspiring talk given by Rachel Beattie, co-founder of Careaux, an innovative fashion-wear business. Taking time out of her hectic schedule, Rachel made a fleeting visit from her base in Manchester to enlighten our audience with the application of mathematics to dress making. At only 24 years of age, Rachel successfully manages to juggle the challenges of her day job as an actuary at Price Waterhouse Coopers, whilst growing her own business which she runs with her sister. Audience participation was high throughout, especially when the application of combinatorics was exemplified. This gave our pupils an insight into how the application of degree level mathematics can make a real difference to business decisions. I have no doubt that our pupils will have benefitted greatly from attending the lecture, demonstrating that the sky is the limit in terms of what they can achieve.

Mr Ben Rew