Join in with National Numeracy Day
Building brighter futures through confidence with numbers.
The big day was 17 May but you can access our activities and resources any time.
Catch up on our National Numeracy Day LIVE event right here.
Check out the free, helpful resources on these pages and test and improve your numeracy on the National Numeracy Challenge.
Number Heroes Competition
Kids can create a picture of their dream job or hobby and tell us how it uses numbers. Get their imagination running wild to be in with a chance to win a fantastic prize for themselves and one of six incredible prize bundles for their nursery, school or youth group, worth £1000 each!
The 2023 competition is now closed.
Activities for Children
We have loads of fun and free activities, events and resources to help children feel good about numbers, including...
- Get dancing with BBC CBeebies Numberblocks and Strictly's Katya Jones
- Free livestream event for kids at 9.30am on Wed 17 May
- Bobby Seagull's Number Heroes competition
- Rachel Riley's confidence tips for kids
- And loads more rapping, baking and counting fun! Take a look...
More resources to build your confidence with numbers
Talking to adults about maths
Some top tips for starting a conversation about numbers.
Overcoming Maths Anxiety
Some top tips for overcoming those fears about maths that can hold you back at work and in life.
Getting confident with maths at work
All jobs use some maths so getting confident with numbers is always helpful for work.
Help your children love maths
Even if you hate maths, you can still foster a love of numbers in your children.
Real life stories
However you feel about maths and numbers, you're not alone. Read the stories and experiences of people we work with.
Can you see yourself in some of these stories? People of different ages and backgrounds have overcome their anxieties about numbers and maths. You can too! Take a look...
What's happened on 17 May? Check out the star-studded line up!
Watch again: National Numeracy Day Live! View the livestream for 30 minutes of non-stop number fun for kids with Bobby Seagull, Katya Jones and special guests from West Ham United Foundation and CBeebies Numberblocks! You can still have a go at the dance and quiz!
View the livestream and grab your Big Number Fun Quiz sheet here
Watch again: Watch Rachel Riley, Katya Jones and Iona Bain talking about making maths work for women and girls.
Watch the video
Get involved: Celebrities including Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Peter James, Rachel Riley, Stage Door Johnny and many more took part in The Big Number Natter. Follow #BigNumberNatter on all social media channels.
Get involved with The Big Number Natter
To see the full line up for the day, check out the National Numeracy Day 2023 poster
Get your National Numeracy Day toolkit!
You can still sign up your school, college or organisation to get number confident! Our toolkit is still helpful after National Numeracy Day and contains free, fun materials and resources to use and share. Why not join over 7,000 other organisations helping the nation get on with numbers?
Get started in 10 mins
For National Numeracy Day we're inviting everyone to build their confidence with numbers. The National Numeracy Challenge lets you learn at your own pace. Start with a 10min check of your skills.
Through National Numeracy Day over 650,000 people
have taken steps to improve their numeracy. Join them by checking your numeracy now!
See what's happening on social media
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Supporters
National Numeracy launched National Numeracy Day with KPMG as Founding Supporter in 2018. It's now an award-winning campaign that has grown bigger every year through this fantastic partnership, and the support of our many other pioneering organisations. Thank you to each and every one of them.
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