There are so many stories we've heard from National Numeracy Challenge users, from someone who was training to become a teacher...
"I am trying to improve my maths skills to train to be a primary school teacher so it helped to show me what stage I am at now."
"This resource has helped me identify the gaps in my knowledge and consolidate the skills that I already had. I have greater confidence when approaching the teaching of mathematics within the classroom."
...to someone who needed the confidence to get back into formal education...
"Once I had completed The National Numeracy Challenge it helped me to decide to go further and to sign up for Maths Functional Skills. Also I gained more confidence at work and at home being able to help kids with homework."
...or someone getting more confident with day-to-day activities...
"Splitting bills in restaurants and volunteering on bookstalls....having to work out bills and change...I often feel ashamed by my lack of ability. I have a chance to improve in private using your website, which does not judge me."
It's also been helpful for those looking to support others...
"I am more confident with numbers and I know I can manage better than I thought. I am not completely useless at numeracy! This new-found confidence has helped me to help other people, like the staff that I supervise, with their numeracy."
“If I was a learner who didn’t want to come to class, I would be thinking `Wow! This is my way forward!”
...including parents...
"It helped me gain more confidence while helping my child for their school homework."
"I feel more confident to help my children when they need support with homework."
And for some it's taken away a hatred of maths that's been there since school.
"I hated maths at school. I found long problems exhausting to work out. However, I now have the knowledge of how to break things down, the patience to look for the answer and the confidence that a little tenacity will help me get to the correct answer. I no longer hate maths."
All these quotes are from learners who've told us how the Challenge has impacted their lives, and there are now 500,000 stories that the National Numeracy Challenge has been part of.
