Number Confidence Week toolkit
Welcome to the Number Confidence Week team!
From Monday 4 to Friday 8 November we want everyone across the UK to join in and build their confidence with numbers. And this year, we're focusing on the powerful link between gender and number confidence, and how it impacts us all.
Get involved and help spread the word using the resources below. We'll be adding new materials as we get closer to the big week – there will be top tips and ideas for a brilliant Big Number Natter, thought-provoking conversations with our celebrity ambassadors, promotional graphics for your communications, and much more!
Check back for updates, and together let's challenge negative number stereotypes and unlock new opportunities for everyone!
Confidence-building resources
Run a Number Natter
Editable Big Number Natter poster
Myth busting statement cards
Chuck It in the Bucket!
Getting confident with maths at work
Try the National Numeracy Challenge
Number Confidence and the Gender Divide Webinar
To coincide with a research briefing, National Numeracy hosted a webinar called Gender, Numeracy and Social Mobility where a panel discussed the report’s findings – in particular that women typically have lower numeracy confidence than men – and looked in detail at the data, answered questions from participants, and suggested what could be done to address the issues raised.
Lucy-Marie Hagues from Capital One and Tammy Fevrier from the Department for Work and Pensions joined National Numeracy's CEO Sam Sims and Head of Impact and Evaluation Paul Foss.
You can find out more about this research here:
Promote it on social media
Inspire people in your network to take part in Number Confidence Week this November. Our specially designed graphics are ready to share on social media today!
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
If you have any questions please get in touch at [email protected]. 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.