Your future in maths: A-Z
Help your students see where maths can take them.
From wildlife filmmaking to set designer, Your Future in Maths: A–Z reveals how maths plays a vital role in a wide range of professions. This series helps you challenge assumptions, spark curiosity, and motivate learners by showing that maths isn’t just for scientists or accountants - it’s for everyone.
Show students that maths is everywhere - even in careers they wouldn’t expect.
Architect
Ian is an architect who uses maths every day in his role. From calculating dimensions and angles to understanding scale and proportion, maths plays a vital role in turning creative ideas into real-world buildings. Ian explains how maths helps ensure designs are functional, safe and buildable.
Cameraperson
Doug Allan is a wildlife and expedition cameraperson. For nearly four decades, Doug has travelled the world to capture the wonders of our planet, and maths plays a key role to help him get the best footage possible. Learn more about Doug’s career, including how meeting with Sir David Attenborough changed his life as a scientist, and why maths matters to him.
Engineer
Sophie Harker is an Aerodynamics Engineer who undertook a master’s degree in mathematics. Learn more about Sophie’s career and how she uses maths when experimenting with future concept military aircraft; working out whether designs will fly and, if they do, how fast or how far they will fly, and what she can do to improve their performance.
Fantasy Footballer
Holly Shand is a content creator in the realm of fantasy football and Fantasy Premier League (FPL). The leading female fantasy expert, Holly writes for the Premier League website, makes guest appearances on The Fantasy Premier League Show, works in television and much more. Find out how maths has helped Holly build a successful career and do a job she loves.
Firefighter
Darren Barrett is a firefighter with nearly 26 years’ experience. In his role, maths plays a crucial part in keeping both firefighters and the public safe. Darren explains how quick mental calculations are used in high‑pressure situations, from working out air pressure in breathing apparatus to ensuring crews have enough time, air and water to respond effectively
Maritime Director
Captain Louise Sara is a Fleet Captain and Director of Maritime Standards for a large cruise and travel company. Read her blog, where she shares her journey to captaincy, using maths to navigate the way.
Nutritionist
Toral Shah is a Nutritional Scientist (MSc Nutr Med), Integrative Medicine Practitioner, Food and Health writer and Consultant, as well as the Founder of The Urban Kitchen. Maths plays a key role in Toral’s daily life. Watch her interview to find out how she uses maths to optimise her patients health and prevent major diseases like cancer.
Pub Owner
Zoe runs her own business and uses maths every day to keep it running successfully. From managing payroll and bookkeeping to pricing products and planning menus, she explains how maths is essential for making sure her business is both sustainable and profitable.
Set Designer
Sophie Jacobs, Hela Dondertman and Bridget Merton are the creators of their own set design business: Set appeal. From looking at space, angle of visibility and moving sets from one location to another, maths is an important aspect of their day to day work.
Weather Forecaster
Alex Deakin is a Weather Forecaster and Meteorologist at the MET Office. Alex talks about how he has combined his love for maths and science in his career choices. His love for numbers helps him in his daily job, when he creates weather models and communicates climate statistics and graphs.