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Here’s our CEO Sam with a quick thought on how numbers and numeracy can help us with our #money management. More insights coming as we build up to the Money Edition of #NationalNumeracyDay! Stay tuned. 📊✨ 📢 Sign up for updates & access a FREE toolkit: ow.ly/qO0A50V7FEx

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Brighter days are here, and #NationalNumeracyDay is near! ☀️🎉 Our amazing ambassadors make the day extra special. Meet all TEN of them and see why we love them! Meet them here: ow.ly/eX8750V6Ova

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💰 42% of 18-24s want to improve their maths skills to manage money better—the highest of any age group! For full-time students, it’s even higher at 46%. 🎓📊 Numeracy = financial empowerment! What were your best money-saving hacks as a student? ⬇️ #FinanceTips #MoneyMatters

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There’s more information at our fingertips than ever before - how can you know who and what to trust? 😬 Numeracy is a powerful ally! Grab a cuppa and hunker down with Kit Yates' blog on the power to interpret: bit.ly/3QpfnBA

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Our recent research shows parents and carers are more interested in improving their numeracy for money management than the UK average 📊👛 Read about why we’re focusing on money this #NationalNumeracyDay and sign-up to join us: bit.ly/4b4KPPh

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Half-term = almost here! 🎉 Keep kids entertained & prep for next term with FREE numeracy resources! Sign up for #NationalNumeracyDay to unlock resources for ages 3-13, + early access to our Number Heroes Competition worksheet & exclusive toolkit! 🔗 ow.ly/O6S150V05N3

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Numbers matter—even in early years education! For Tamsin, numeracy is part of everyday life in her childcare apprenticeship. From counting games to baking lessons, she’s helping children grow with confidence. 🔗 ow.ly/hysf50UYoYy #ApprenticeshipsWeek #SkillsForLife

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Our 2024 Impact Report is here! We made a big impact last year: 🔢 70k+ people joined our programmes to boost number confidence. 📊 836,067 actions were taken to improve numeracy. Read more: ow.ly/9mhy50UXzj8 #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInStem

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💰 Announcing #NationalNumeracyDay The Money Edition! 💰 On 21st May 2025, our big day is all about money—because number confidence = financial confidence. Find out why and get involved 👉 bit.ly/4hAuowI #NationalNumeracyDay #MoneyEdition #NumeracyMatters

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It's time we introduced ourselves👋 We're National Numeracy, and we believe that everyone can be confident with numbers! Through free tools, resources, and nationwide campaigns, we empower people of all ages to improve their maths skills—without fear or judgment. If you're new here, welcome!

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Our Number Heroes Competition will be making a comeback as part of #NationalNumeracyDay (on 21 May)! Win prizes worth hundreds of £££s for your school 🐱‍🏍 Sign up today to get early access once our competition form is ready, plus exclusive materials for schools: bit.ly/3CB8Xw2

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Ready to start feeling better about #maths? Here are a few reasons to love the #NationalNumeracyChallenge: 💙 Practice in just 10 minutes 💙 Downloadable as an app 💙 It's free Sign up and find out just how much your number confidence can grow this year ✨ bit.ly/3PYRcKl

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Congrats to Katie Roberts, Partner at EY, for her inspiring #school visit in Tower Hamlets! 🏫👏 EY’s commitment to numeracy is making a real difference! Thanks to all our #volunteers, including 25 newly trained in Jan. 💡📊 🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/3q4I50UQXPL

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Real stories from real people make a big impact on #NationalNumeracyDay and beyond - we’d love to hear yours! 📖🔢 We all have something to say about #maths and numbers, why not take a minute to tell us your thoughts? Get in touch: ow.ly/Bfa350UPlex

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📊 Our Numeracy Index shows that taking a more location-specific approach can highlight both big areas that need support to improve numeracy, and smaller boroughs that - although surrounded by numerate areas - are also in need of help. 🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/nc5k50UOCuO

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Time for some #MondayMotivation! ✨ Thousands of adults across the #UK have already taken a step to boost their #confidence with numbers. 💪 This could be YOUR year to do the same. Give the National Numeracy Challenge a try today! 👉 Start here: ow.ly/f6xE50UNG01

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Getting a maths qualification doesn’t mean going "back to school" 🙅‍♂️ ✅ Tutors treat you as an adult, not a child ✅ You can learn remotely ✅ You can learn in a way that fits around your schedule Find out more about Functional Skills, a GCSE equivalent: bit.ly/4jqj47A

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Women and girls are more likely to have maths anxiety, and the January bills can be even scarier if we’re not confident with the maths we need to manage our finances 😖🔢 If this sounds like you, why not try telling someone you trust over a cuppa? #BrewMonday

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Can you define ‘numeracy’? It’s a term we’ve all encountered, often paired with ‘literacy,’ but how would you explain it? 🤔 Since 2018, we’ve celebrated #NationalNumeracyDay every May to show how fun and empowering numeracy can be. 🎉 Join us on 21 May for the next celebration! 🔢🥳

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Social media detox on the horizon for the New Year? 🍃✨ You can still keep up with National Numeracy by joining our email newsletter! 💌 We’ll send you the top highlights each month so you can stay informed – without the scroll! Sign up here 👉 ow.ly/878h50UG3eq

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📅 #NationalNumeracyDay 2025 is on Wednesday 21 May. It’s just after the exams finish so your class can join in and enjoy. 🎉 AND for the first time, we’re offering full access to our 200+ Family Maths Toolkit resources as part of signing up: bit.ly/3WjgNkK

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2025 diaries are ripe for opportunity, so here’s one for your school this year! We're recruiting UK primary schools to be part of our April Schools & Families Programme! Let's work together to build number confidence in pupils, families, and staff who support them 😁 Find out more: bit.ly/3WbCX8s

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We heard CPD is the perfect way to get through the January blues 🔢👀 Sarah from Sheffield City Council found our Numeracy Champion training to be highly beneficial for her team! Find out if this training could help you too: bit.ly/4h6GWLn

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Being confident with numbers helps with money, work, and even parenting when it comes to homework time… AND you don’t have to give up your favourite food or buy any fancy trainers! 👛😅 Here’s a tip from our 5-day Habit Tracker, grab your copy from our website: bit.ly/424geyY

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At just 17 years old, Luke Littler takes to the stage in the PDC World Darts Championship Final 🏆 Discover the link between #maths and #darts and how Luke went from being “terrible at maths” to darts superstardom: 👉 nationalnumeracy.org.uk/news/luke-littler-brings-darts-and-maths-spotlight

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Adult numeracy has gone up in the UK in the last 10 years (OECD data 2023), but does that include you? The #NationalNumeracyChallenge has helped thousands improve their maths. Join in! Start with a 10-minute check of your skills (avg time 9 mins!). #MathsSkills #AdultLearning 🔗 ow.ly/cSkx50UyFK4

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Season’s Greetings from the entire team at National Numeracy 🔢🌟 Before we let our laptops take a well earned nap, we wanted to send infinite thanks to everyone who helped us on our mission to improve the UK's numeracy this year. Let's shine bright in 2025!

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📢 Could you help steer the #UK towards a more numerate future by becoming a #trustee for our #charity? Our new four-year strategy has just launched with backing from the Secretary of State for Education. What a time to join us! 🔗 ow.ly/8uq950UuSst

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Since the campaign began in 2020 #NumberConfidenceWeek has driven a whopping 454,357 actions taken to boost number #confidence. ✨📈 Find out more about this year’s #campaign and its impact: ow.ly/MAWV50UuaYC

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Results from the 2023 Survey of #AdultSkills came out this month. They show improvements in the #UK’s #numeracy over the last decade. 📊 This is good news - and we’re proud of our role in this change. ✨ Read more here: bit.ly/3DntBQw

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Here’s the third of our four #festive Family Maths Toolkit activities! 🎄🎅 This one has lots of scope for funny mistakes, which is great because that's the best way to learn! 🔗 bit.ly/406dX4Z

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Forget Simon, @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com said numeracy matters 👀 Our ambassador joined Nihal on @bbc5live.bsky.social with a call to take action on low maths skills. Check your level on #NationalNumeracyChallenge before 16 December to be entered into our Festive Prize Draw! bit.ly/3BuLrAm

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Are your kids getting too savvy for Santa? 😅 Fun fact: Speeding over 4 million km/h means the air resistance would technically VAPORISE Santa...and all the presents! THANKFULLY he's in a magic sleigh 🛷 Numeracy allows us to reason in more depth, but with great power, comes great responsibility!

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Here comes another festive activity 🎄 This time, we're helping three very fashion-conscious elves! Find over 200 free activities available on the Family Maths Toolkit. It’s packed with fun challenges for kids—not just for Christmas! bit.ly/3Bnb7yP

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This brilliant case study from Haydn Primary School in #Nottingham (thanks to funding and #volunteers from Capital One UK) is a great example of our parental engagement work. 🥳 Read more: bit.ly/4gjEYqG

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Ever thought about being a trustee? 🌟 Our dynamic organisation is looking to appoint new #trustees to its Board to replace those reaching their maximum term. Find out more and get in touch here: bit.ly/3ZERhsf

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For #UKCharitiesWeek, we’re highlighting our new strategy. 📊 Stronger #numeracy can drive social mobility, so we are focusing harder than ever on helping the #communities most in need. ✨ Find out more: bit.ly/4ilAlyk

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With the build up to the festive holidays in full swing 🎄✨, we’re sharing a fun, festive activity to download for your children each week. 🎁🎨 Week 1 is making a snowflake ❄️, which apart from anything else, will make your house/school look fab! 🏠🏫 www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/news/festive...

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It’s time for our Festive Prize Draw 🎁🎅 Check your numeracy #skills on the #NationalNumeracyChallenge before 16 December to be in with a chance to win one of two One4All vouchers, worth £100! bit.ly/4fPnena (T's & C's on this link)

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We’re lucky enough to have three ambassadors who are finance experts— @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, Iona Bain and @mrmoneyjar.bsky.social 👛 It's #BlackFriday, the shopping frenzy is under way, BUT good numeracy skills can help keep bad deals away! Bag tips from our experts: bit.ly/4eTKgIv 🛍

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Low numeracy is one of the greatest barriers to financial inclusion and has been described by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the largest consumer vulnerability affecting the nation. Check out the full article: www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/news/why-num...

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Can low number confidence be passed down through generations? We teamed up with @mumsnet.bsky.social A survey of 697 parents revealed stats including those shown below! Find our key takeaways, and reflections of Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts here: www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/news/parents...

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