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Number Confidence Week
2-8 November 2026
Kick-start your confidence with numbers
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What's happening?
Number Confidence Week gets the UK feeling better about numbers. Real stories, expert tips and our celebrity ambassadors show that number confidence can be built – whatever your starting point.
With inspiring videos, practical tools and resources, all completely free, it’s your chance to tackle number worries and take that first step.
There’s lots you can join in with throughout the week, whether you’re an individual, school, workplace or organisation:
Monday: We announced our new ambassador, Susan Okereke! Check out the article here.
Tuesday: In our new ‘What's maths got to do with it?' video, National Numeracy Ambassador Rotimi Merriman-Johnson, AKA Mr MoneyJar, is hitting the streets of London to show how numeracy is used in different jobs. It's a great conversation starter for secondary school pupils, connecting maths with life beyond the classroom and showing young people why it matters for their future. Watch on YouTube here.
You can also join the NRICH webinar, 'Maths at Home: Talking about numbers together', which is free for parents, carers and teachers of children aged five to 13. Watch on YouTube here.
Wednesday: ‘Could it be dyscalculia?’ with Iona Bain and Cat Eadle. Have you always found numbers difficult? Perhaps your child struggles with maths, and you’re wondering why. Join National Numeracy Ambassador Iona Bain, who has dyscalculia, and Cat Eadle, co-founder of the Dyscalculia Network, for a warm, insightful conversation about what life with dyscalculia can feel like. Together, they unpack the signs to look out for, explore common questions and talk about the support available for adults and children. Watch on YouTube here.
Friday: Professional dancer and National Numeracy Ambassador Katya Jones will be taking to social media to show just some of the ways numbers are used when creating top TV. You may be surprised!
If you want to get started building your own number confidence, the National Numeracy Challenge is a free way for you to do that on your own terms. Find out more
Get everyone talking with The Big Number Natter
These downloadable resources are designed to help you start conversations in your community. By talking about our experiences with maths and sharing our thoughts, we can feel more confident to improve our skills.
The Big Number Natter
Get your teams talking about how they feel about numbers with our Number Natter guide, conversation starters and editable posters. This pack includes both English and Welsh options.
Myth busting statement cards
Use these cards as part of an activity or event to confront some commonly believed maths myths.
Number Confidence Bingo
This bingo card helps adults recognise the maths they already use. Use it as a quick individual challenge, a conversation starter, or a group activity.
Number Confidence Scale
Use this scale as a simple way for people to gauge and express their feelings about numbers.
Maths in the community
What's maths got to do with it?
Join National Numeracy ambassador Rotimi Merriman-Johnson as he meets people in the community to discover how they use maths at work. Sometimes young adults can find it difficult to understand the relevance of maths in the real world, but believe it or not, maths is needed in probably every job under the sun!
Teachers, parents and carers can watch the 'What's maths got to do with it?' video with children, then get the conversation going: What job would you like to do, and how might you use maths?
Free webinar
Maths at home – talking about numbers together: 3 November, 7pm
A free webinar for parents, carers and teachers of children aged 5-13
You don’t need to be confident at maths to help your child develop a love of numbers. Join Liz and Charlie from NRICH for a relaxed and friendly webinar exploring how engaging activities and everyday conversations can help children develop positive attitudes towards maths.
Whether you love maths or avoid it, this webinar will be packed with practical ways to support your child’s confidence with numbers. No maths expertise is needed. Just bring a willingness to have a go!
What's the issue?
Around half of working-age adults in the country are estimated to have the numeracy level expected of a primary school child, and over a third of adults experience maths anxiety.
Feeling unconfident with numbers can affect us in many ways. It can be a life-changing barrier, like not applying for jobs that use numbers, or day-to-day, like finding the best deals when shopping or understanding statistics in the news.
And maths worries can be passed on to others, with parents' and carers' confidence often impacting children.
From our work, we know that the most important factor for building skills is the belief that you can and will improve. Confidence is the crucial first step. It empowers us to make the decisions that benefit us throughout our lives.
Often we are already using numbers much more than we might think. Watch the videos below to hear how different approaches and settings helped change people's attitudes to maths, and how they use numbers in their lives.
If you do one thing, do this...
The National Numeracy Challenge is our free and confidential online tool, helping you build your number skills in your own time, and at your own pace.
Don't just take our word for it, hear what our users have to say...
"It helped me gain more confidence while helping my child for their school homework."
"I hated maths at school. 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."
Partners and supporters
With our Headline Supporter Barclays LifeSkills and Lead Supporters Capital One, Compare the Market, Experian, EY, Vanquis Banking Group and TP ICAP, we're bringing you free resources to help you and your communities feel better about numbers – in a safe, supported way.
We’re also delighted to welcome The Week Junior as Number Confidence Week’s first-ever and exclusive media partner, helping inspire children and encourage parents/carers to build their confidence with numbers.
By supporting Number Confidence Week, our partners and supporters recognise the importance of improving number confidence in the UK for stronger job prospects, better money management, and greater confidence when helping children with their school work.
Keep an eye on our channels for new content and join in by using #NumberConfidenceWeek
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