National Numeracy Day Lead Supporters 2025
Welcome to your toolkit!
Thank you for supporting National Numeracy Day, 21 May 2025.
Throughout April this toolkit will be updated with all the resources and guides you need to get involved – but you can use the resources below to help you start preparing.
With your support, we can help more people than ever build their skills and confidence with numbers.
Your Guide
To get the most out of your toolkit please read the Campaign and Communications Guide first. It will make clear how to use all the great assets and content on this page so you can get everyone building their confidence with numbers.
Your Big Number Natter resources
Everything you need to plan your Big Number Natter:
Plan your session
Get started planning your Big Number Natter sessions with these notes for organisers. Then get stuck in to all the other resources.
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Your Number Natter Slides
Hold a 15-30 minute session using these slides, provided with presenter notes.
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Quick Number Natter talking points
Use these ideas to spark a less formal conversation about numbers.
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Ideas for Number Nattering on social media
Use these ideas to encourage everyone to follow up on your session with some social media ideas for individual Number Natters.
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Tips for talking about numbers
National Numeracy Training Officer Ishraq Li-Rahman shares his learnings and advice for holding your own Big Number Natters.
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To help you plan and promote:
Virtual call backgrounds
Download these backgrounds to use on your virtual calls, and raise awareness of the campaign.
Promotional graphics
Use these graphics to spread the word about National Numeracy Day and the National Numeracy Challenge. There are landscape, portrait and square options, to suit your needs.
Posters and bunting
Download these posters and bunting to spread awareness of the campaign and get everyone started on their number confidence journey.
Individual giving and fundraising
Whether through a donation, fundraising effort, or simply spreading the word, anyone can make a difference and help our mission. Get staff involved using our fundraising ideas, and have some fun in aid of a good cause!
Stories to share
Our stories from adults who overcome lifelong anxieties about numeracy are an inspiration to us, and the range of people that these stories come from shows how widespread this issue is.
Read and share these stories to show others that, whatever your starting point, we can all build our number confidence.
The National Numeracy Day logo
Our logo can only be used by our partners and only when communicating directly about our work together.
The logo must only be placed on a white background, its colours and dimensions must not be altered. There should be clear white space around the logo. No text, partner logos, or other page marks should be in this space. Don’t place the logo on a busy background that will affect legibility. Please don’t use any other colour or effect, other descriptors or taglines, rotate or distort, recreate, redraw or ‘box up’ the logo within a holding device.
Please download and read the full logo guidance below before using our logo.
Recognising your support
All of our Lead Supporters will be recognised and represented through the National Numeracy Day campaign. Refer to this PDF to see exactly how:
Key dates
Here are some important dates and information to help you plan your National Numeracy Day activity.
April
Mid-April: The Big Number Natter will be announced – amplify National Numeracy’s posts.
w/c 21 April: Lead Supporter announcement – please support this communication by amplifying National Numeracy's posts, or creating your own.
Late April: Your online toolkit will be updated with links to our campaign resources.
Throughout the month:
- Plan your internal activity and external communications.
- Promote your involvement.
- Plan your own campaign activities or events.
- Amplify National Numeracy's campaign content and encourage people to sign up using the assets provided in this toolkit.
May
7 May: 2 weeks to go! Promote your support of the campaign using the assets provided and share National Numeracy's social content.
14 May: 1 week to go! Look out for our online content and amplify across your own channels.
21 May: National Numeracy Day! Tell people about your support, including any planned activities and evens, and join in the #BigNumberNatter.
Be sure to tag us in any social media activity and use #NationalNumeracyDay and #BigNumberNatter so we can see and share what you're up to! You can find us on:
- X: @Nat_Numeracy
- Facebook: @nationalnumeracy
- Instagram: @national_numeracy
- LinkedIn: National Numeracy
- TikTok: @nationalnumeracy
