JMC: The Warm-Up – Final Preparation Weekend
Join Kevin for last-minute practice and preparation in the final weekend before the Junior Maths Challenge. Available at Core, Advanced, and Elite levels.
Three Levels of Final Preparation
Choose the warm-up session that matches your preparation level and target performance. Each session is a focused 1 hour 45 minutes of intensive final preparation.
What you’ll get in each warm-up:
🎯 Final Strategy Session Last-minute tips on time management, question selection, and avoiding common mistakes that cost marks.
⚡ Quick-Fire Practice Work through key problem types you’re likely to see, with focus on speed and accuracy under pressure.
🧠 Confidence Building Tackle problems at your level to build confidence and remind yourself of techniques you’ve learned.
📝 Competition Day Guidance Practical advice on what to expect, how to approach the paper, and staying calm under pressure.
🔥 Motivation Boost Get energized and focused for competition day.
Choose Your Level
This course runs at three different levels to match your target grade. Many students attend multiple levels to maximize their preparation.
⚡ The Warm-Up: Core Level Perfect for: Students aiming for Bronze, Silver, or Gold certificates Focus: Foundational topics and strategies for maximising your score
⚡ The Warm-Up: Advanced Level Perfect for: Students aiming for Gold certificates and Kangaroo qualification Focus: Harder problems and techniques for reaching qualification thresholds
⚡ The Warm-Up: Elite Level Perfect for: Students targeting Olympiad qualification Focus: The most challenging problems and Olympiad preparation
📚 Can I attend multiple levels?
Yes! Many students attend sessions at different levels – for example, taking Advanced for structured practice and Elite for an extra challenge. Each level offers different problems and approaches suited to different target grades.
Teacher: Dr Kevin Olding
Format: Each warm-up lasts 1hour 45 minutes and consists of 2 sessions of 45 minutes via Zoom with a 10-15 minute break
Book Live Sessions – Upcoming Dates
Live sessions run in December each year.
All live attendees receive:
- Real-time Q&A with Dr. Kevin Olding
- Interactive problem-solving with other students
- A pdf with all of the notes and solutions to the problems as covered in the lessons
Not seeing any dates? Booking may not be open yet, or this year’s sessions may now have started or be complete. You can still get the recording below and start this course immediately.
Recording Available
Can’t make every live session? All Warm-Up sessions are recorded, with recordings and lesson notes available to all enrolled students after each class.
Want more comprehensive JMC preparation?
Explore our other JMC courses, or try our self-paced option, ‘Go for Gold in Maths Challenges (ages 11-13)’
What Students Say
About Your Teacher
Expert Teaching from Dr. Kevin Olding
After obtaining First Class undergraduate and Masters degrees in Mathematics from Magdalen College, Oxford, Kevin taught at Westminster School and Dulwich College. He later completed his PhD in Mathematics at the University of Bath while founding Mathsaurus.
Kevin’s students have achieved places at leading UK schools and universities, with many earning Olympiad medals. Over 50,000 students have taken Kevin’s courses, with a combined social media following of over 65,000 across YouTube and TikTok.