National Numeracy Day 2024 Secondary

Welcome to the toolkit for Secondary settings

Thank you for signing up to take part in National Numeracy Day on Wednesday 22 May!

With your support, we can help more children than ever build their skills and confidence with numbers.

This page contains all the information you need to plan a fantastic National Numeracy Day for your setting or community.

First things first!

To get the most out of your toolkit, please read our handy Campaign Guide. It contains information about our National Numeracy Day activities and the different ways you can get involved.

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To help your planning:

Posters

Use these posters around your nursery, school or youth group to get everyone talking about National Numeracy Day and the Number Heroes Competition.

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Bunting

Download and print this bunting to decorate your school spaces or community areas, and get in the National Numeracy Day spirit.

Download bunting

Smartboard displays

Use these smartboard displays around your nursery, school or youth group to get everyone talking about National Numeracy Day and the Number Heroes Competition.

Download displays

National Numeracy Day Live

WHAT? Join our celebrity ambassadors for 30 minutes of non-stop number fun in celebration of National Numeracy Day!

WHEN? Wednesday 22 May at 9.30am or watch online anytime after the event.

HOW? Download our activity sheet and join the livestream on our YouTube channel – details TBC.

Number Heroes Competition

Create a picture of you doing your dream job or hobby and tell us how it uses numbers. Let your imagination run wild and win a fantastic prize for yourself and a prize bundle for your nursery, school or youth group.

The 2024 competition is now LIVE! Download your entry sheet now and get started.

Enter the competition

Celebrity ambassador activities

We're currently working on our activities for National Numeracy Day 2024, but in the meantime you can check out last year's activities on our resource bank for children.

Visit the resource bank

For adults:

Promoting the National Numeracy Challenge

The National Numeracy Challenge is an online tool that builds numeracy skills and confidence, with 300+ everyday maths questions and tutorials, multimedia resources, technology that adapts to individual learning levels and signposting to further support.

The Challenge is the perfect way to boost the number confidence of anyone over the age of 13, all year round, and is a great next step after you have had a Big Number Natter.

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