The JMC is a council of participating and observing bodies which first met in 1963 to promote communication between the bodies and to promote mathematics and the improvement of the teaching of mathematics at all levels. It serves as a forum for discussion between societies and for making representations to government and other bodies and responses to their enquiries. It meets three times each year to enable updating, responses to issues and discussion between the bodies. The JMC also sets up working parties and groups to examine topics further as required.
BCME is a joint conference organised by the JMC Participating Bodies. It is normally held every four years between ICME (International Congress on Mathematical Education) conferences. BCME provides an opportunity to promote mathematics and the improvement of the teaching of mathematics at all levels.
Following a prolonged gap due to Covid, BCME10 will take place on 23-24 October 2026 at the East Midlands Conference Centre Nottingham. The call for session/poster proposals is now open. For more details please visit the BCME10 website.
The following BCME conferences have been held:
BCME1 – University of Loughborough – 1991
BCME2 – University of Loughborough – 1993
BCME3 – Manchester Metropolitan University – 1995
BCME4 – Nene College Northampton – 1999
BCME5 – University of Keele – 2001
BCME6 – University of Warwick – 2005
BCME7 – University of Manchester – 2010
BCME8 – University of Nottingham – 2014
Formal Proceedings / Informal Proceedings
BCME9 – University of Warwick – 2018
Formal Proceedings / Informal Proceedings
International Congresses of Mathematics Education Bursaries Committee
Chair
Paul Glaister
This committee organises and allocates bursaries for those attending the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematics Education (ICME). The next ICME is ICME-16 which will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on 9-16 July 2028. For more details about the conference please visit the ICME-16 website.
If you wish to donate to the JMC, please contact the Treasurer.
The suggested form of wording for a pecunary legacy is: I give and bequeath unto The Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom De Morgan House 57-58 Russell Square London WC1B 4HS (a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales number 1171223) the sum of £… [amount in words] to be applied for its general charitable purposes and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of The Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.
The suggested form of wording for a residuary legacy is: I give and bequeath unto The Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom De Morgan House 57-58 Russell Square London WC1B 4HS (a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales number 1171223) … [proportion of residue] to be applied for its general charitable purposes and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of The Joint Mathematical Council of the United Kingdom shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.