Number Confidence Week toolkit
Welcome to the Number Confidence Week team!
From Monday 3 to Friday 7 November we want schools across the UK to join in and build confidence with numbers among staff and children. And this year, we're focusing on how number confidence can lead to financial confidence.
With one in three UK adults (32%) saying they would not feel confident helping a child with their maths homework, we also want to empower everyone from teaching assistants to parents and carers. You can already get involved and help spread the word, by using the resources below.
Plus, you'll get access to our live streamed assembly for ages 7-11, which will see our celeb guests go head-to-head in challenges with the "Wheel of Numbers".
Check back for more updates, and together let's unlock new opportunities for everyone!
Click on the name of each section to jump down the page:
- Resources – activities for children, to use at schools and home.
- The Big Number Natter – get your teams talking about how they feel about maths; it's a great first step to building confidence.
- Promotional materials – use our bunting, posters and graphics to spread the word.
- Try the National Numeracy Challenge
- Adnoddau Cymraeg | Welsh resources
Resources
Maths & Money activities for 3-14+
It's never too early to make the link between numbers and money with children.
Get started with these activities for different ages that are flexible and help to start conversations about money.
Barclays LifeSkills and National Numeracy
In collaboration with Barclays LifeSkills, we have developed these new resources for ages 7-16, to help children and students build financial confidence.
For more resources, head to the Barclays LifeSkills website
The Big Number Natter
The Big Number Natter is the UK’s only nationwide conversation about numbers. It’s an opportunity to talk about how we feel about maths, and love it or loathe it, everyone has something to say!
It's not about doing maths – instead it’s a chance for you and your teams to share your own thoughts and experiences. It's a powerful way to build confidence.
Use #NumberConfidenceWeek and tag us so we can share your messages! Find us on:
- X: @Nat_Numeracy
- Facebook: @nationalnumeracy
- Instagram: @national_numeracy
- LinkedIn: National Numeracy
- TikTok: @nationalnumeracy
If you have any questions please get in touch at enquiries@nationalnumeracy.org.uk. We hope you will join us this November!
Try the National Numeracy Challenge
However you feel about maths, you’re not alone. The National Numeracy Challenge is a free and easy-to-use website you can use to improve your confidence with numbers.
It’s ideal for brushing up, checking your level, or for catching up on learning you missed, and it’s all about the maths you need in daily life and at work – no algebra or trigonometry.
Adnoddau Cymraeg | Welsh resources
Gweithgareddau i blant
Sut i gynnal sesiynau Big Number Natter
Boster Big Number Natter
Eich sleidiau Number Natter
