THE regional finals of the National Young Mathematicians' Award is taking place tomorrow.

The event, held at Explore Learning in Kingsway, Burnley, will see pupils from around 350 schools take part.

Charlotte Gater, head of curriculum at Explore Learning said: "The schools who have made it to this point have done extremely well, after some really competitively fought first rounds.

"The National Young Mathematicians’ Awards are all about working in a team and demonstrating mathematical thinking outside the classroom environment.

“The children will be tasked with a never-before-seen mathematical problem and will be judged on their ability to work together, demonstrate systematic working and their true mathematical thinking."

Five of the highest scoring teams will go through to the grand final at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday, December 13, where children will get the chance to meet Kjartan Poskitt, TV presenter and author of the Murderous Maths series of books.

Mr Poskitt said: "I’m so pleased to be involved with the National Young Mathematicians’ Awards this year.

"I’ve heard from so many kids who have taken part in the past and they’ve all loved it and come away feeling very proud of themselves."