National Numeracy

04/09/2026

How’s the back-to-school phase treating you and your family? 📚✏️

If the prospect of helping with maths homework leaves you in a cold sweat, you’re not alone!😅

Our research shows that millions of parents and carers struggle with maths. The good news? You can build your number confidence for free, online. 🔢💪

The National Numeracy Challenge is used by thousands of adults and is a great way to practise everyday maths and feel more confident with numbers.

Give it a go today! 👇

👉 https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/challenge

02/09/2026

🎉 Primary schools – be in it to win it!🏆

Sign up for Number Confidence Week, 2–8 November, and your school could win:

🎁 A £150 Amazon voucher
📚 Family Maths Scrapbooks for your whole class
🔢 Access to the full online suite of Family Maths Toolkit activities
👩‍🏫 A training session from our team on how to use the Family Maths Toolkit

It’s a great way to get your school involved and support families to build confidence with numbers. 💛

👉 Sign up and check the T&Cs here: https://ow.ly/PZhx50ZIfIp

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01/09/2026

Meet Beth, Zoë, Julie and Iain - our Schools and Families Team! ✨

It’s the start of a new term, and we have dozens of fully funded places on our Schools & Families Programme across the UK.

Could your school do with some extra resources, or a hand engaging parents and carers with maths?

Get in touch to see how we can help you to boost number confidence in your school 🏫

Find out more: https://ow.ly/Vpys50ZHCj1

26/08/2026

Hello Northern Irish schools! We’ve got a thing or two to help you settle back in 🎒

As if this Belfast-focused blog from our fantastic Programmes Assistant Zoe wasn’t enough, you’ve also got time to bag the final spaces on our Schools & Families Programme! You won’t be able to resist after you see all these freebies you’ll get:

✨Number confidence-building resources and materials for the whole school

✨CPD-accredited training for school staff to become Numeracy Champions

✨A webinar all about parental engagement (plus related resources)

✨Access to our exclusive online resource hub

✨An end-of-programme report summarising the impact and engagement for your school

The programme is fully funded too; all you have to do is get your registration in! 🔗
https://ow.ly/48w050ZFbga

24/08/2026

🎒 Thinking about the new school term?

If your child is heading up to secondary school, you might already be wondering how you’ll help when the maths homework gets a little more complicated.

If that sounds familiar, you’re definitely not alone. Lots of parents don’t feel confident with maths — and that’s completely normal.

The good news? Number confidence can be built at any age. 💛

If you’d like to feel more confident supporting your child with maths, why not try the free National Numeracy Challenge?

👉 Give it a go and build your number confidence: search National Numeracy Challenge in your internet browser to get started.

20/08/2026

All the best to everyone who’s getting their exam results today.🤞

Whatever your results, this doesn’t have to define you.

Our ambassador knows his stuff when it comes to learning maths, and he’s spot on here.

19/08/2026

💬 We asked how you found maths at school...

So many of you shared experiences that stayed with you long after you left the classroom, be it crying over homework, minds going blank, or teachers who wrote off your potential before you'd even had a chance.

Maths anxiety is incredibly common. And for a lot of us, it didn't come from nowhere. Experiences like being told you're not a maths person, being put on the spot in class, or getting an answer wrong in front of your classmates all stick with us and shape how we see our own ability.

But hey, the good news is that maths anxiety is something that can change and here are some practical ways to start easing it:

✅ Recognise the anxiety and know it can change
✅ Take your time and set small, achievable goals
✅ Know that maths ability can change at any age

Did any of these experiences sound familiar? Tell us in the comments 👇

Find out more about maths anxiety here 👉 https://ow.ly/hZV150ZBm7m

18/08/2026

Here’s the second of our summer posts from the National Numeracy Team from around the UK and Ireland. This time from our Head of Marketing - Maurice Tse-Leon - having a budget day out in the pricey South East:

A £50 day out in East Sussex with the kids? Absolutely. 🌿🚂

As parents, numbers can be everywhere on a day out – and some are less fun than others, like the price of an ice cream! 🍦

So I’ve worked out a family day out from Hassocks to Southease for around £50, using public transport, our feet and a packed lunch.

🚶 Walk to the station
🥪 £25 on lunch and snacks
🚂 £13.30 for off-peak return train tickets
🌳 Explore Southease and the South Downs
⚽ Football, rope swing, birdsong and a picnic
🍺 A pub stop at the Abergavenny Arms
🚂 Home by 4pm, with exhausted children in tow!

Southease is one of my favourite places for a day out. There’s barely anything there – and that’s exactly the point. No queues, no entry fees, no expensive attractions. Just beautiful countryside, a village, a river and plenty of space for the kids to run around.

Mission complete: a full day out for around £50. 💷

Where’s your favourite low-cost family day out? 👇

17/08/2026

“I don’t really use numbers in everyday life.”

Oh really? 👀 How about…

⏰ Working out what time you need to leave
🌦️ Checking the weather forecast
📰 Reading and interpreting stats in the news
🛒 Planning your budget for the food shop
🥪 Working out the best deal for lunch
💷 Checking your bank balance
🗺️ Planning your journey

We all use numbers every day — sometimes without even thinking about it!

From working out timings and costs to understanding information and making decisions, numeracy is part of everyday life.

How many of these have you done today? 👇

12/08/2026

📅 Mark your calendars: Number Confidence Week is coming 2-8 November!

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.

Number Confidence Week exists to help adults and children take those crucial first steps towards a more number confident future, rather than feeling afraid or avoiding the subject altogether.

Join us with Headline Supporter Barclays UK LifeSkills to build confidence with numbers in the UK.

Read more and sign up: https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/news/ncw-2026