Is mathematics support worthwhile? An overview of the 3rd Irish Workshop on Mathematics Learning and Support Centres

In this article we give a brief description of the 3rd Irish Workshop on Mathematics Learning and Support Centres which was hosted by the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM), in December 2008. We will mention the origins of the workshop along with the development of mathematics support in Ireland. We will look at the recent development of the Mathematics Support Centre (MSC) in NUIM and expand on why the theme ‘Is Mathematics Support worthwhile?’ was chosen. We will discuss the presentations and major issues relating to the theme which were addressed during the workshop. We close with a brief look at the conclusions of this very successful and well-attended event…