About Us

Beechwood Educational Resources is an Independent Educational Resource Distributor established in 2024. 

Cian and I are both qualified Post-Primary teachers. I have taught Maths for more than 15 years, several of these in Perth, Western Australia.

In 2012, while working in Perth, I met Julie Richards, daughter of Rev. Frank Drysdale, the creator of Numero®. Julie introduced me to the game through a Professional Development Course at my school, and I immediately saw its value. I began incorporating Numero® into my classes and, over the years, entered student teams into the Frank Drysdale Secondary Interschool Numero® Challenge. I witnessed firsthand how the game enhanced my students' mental maths skills, as well as their engagement and enthusiasm for the subject.

Numero® is an excellent resource that makes Maths enjoyable. It engages students with mathematical concepts that they often perceive as irrelevant or tedious. This versatile tool can be adapted for students from Primary School through to Post-Primary and beyond. In our classrooms, differentiation is essential to meet the needs of students at various levels of mathematical ability, and Numero® is ideal for this purpose. One pack of cards can be modified to suit every student, from basic number recognition and addition/subtraction to more advanced concepts like percentages, fractions, cube roots and more, ensuring that all students can participate. 

When I returned to Ireland and resumed teaching, I quickly introduced Numero® to my students. As I expected, they absolutely love it. Within my own school, I facilitate a weekly Numero® club, and each year during Maths Week, we host our annual Junior and Senior Numero® Competition. It's a fantastic way to make Maths enjoyable and engage everyone.

Driven by our passion for the game, we reached out to Julie to explore the possibility of bringing Numero® to Ireland, with hopes of expanding it further into Europe. Thanks to Julie's guidance and trust, our dream of introducing this incredible resource to this part of the world is finally becoming a reality.

This is only the beginning. Over the next few years our vision is that Numero® will be loved all around Ireland and Europe, as much as it is in Australia.

If you are interested in finding out more about Numero® or have any questions then please get in touch. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Patricia & Cian