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

Cael adnoddau Big Number Natter yn Gymraeg | Get Big Number Natter resources in Welsh

Run a Number Natter

This guide will show you how to set up a session that will get your staff talking about how they feel. This is one of the most powerful ways to build number confidence.

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Your Number Natter Slides

Hold a 15-30 minute session using these slides, provided with presenter notes.

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Editable Big Number Natter poster

Personalise and advertise your Big Number Natter to your colleagues.

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Getting confident with maths at work

Feeling anxious about numbers can make it harder to progress in our careers. Here are some things that you can do to make working with numbers feel less daunting.

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5-day habit tracker

Use our handy tips and prompts to help boost your confidence this Number Confidence Week.

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30-day habit tracker

Use this tracker to build your confidence with numbers throughout November.

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Myth busting statement cards

Use these cards as part of an activity or event to confront some commonly believed maths myths.

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Chuck It in the Bucket!

This Number Confidence Week, we’re encouraging you to ‘chuck it in the bucket’. This tool can help you understand what you can do to feel more confident and in control when it comes to numbers.

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Try the National Numeracy Challenge

Our free online learning tool is packed full of confidence-boosting videos and resources. So your people can boost their confidence as they build their skills. Have a go and share the link!

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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:

See our research and impact

Real life stories

The stories of these women are a powerful glimpse into how wide spread maths anxiety is.

Read more of these stories in full

Promotional materials

Statement posters

Catch attention with these facts about the gender confidence gap and parental maths anxiety.

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Resource posters

Download these to direct people to our free resources and start their number confidence journeys!

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Bunting

Download and print this bunting to decorate your office spaces or community areas, and get in the Number Confidence Week spirit!

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Video call backgrounds

Spread the word during your meetings with these video call backgrounds.

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Screensavers

Download and use these screensavers to spread the Number Confidence Week message.

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Email signature and intranet banners

Use these banners, both with and without QR codes, in your online communications.

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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!

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Use #NumberConfidenceWeek and tag us so we can share your messages! Find us on:

If you have any questions please get in touch at [email protected]. We hope you will join us this November!

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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.

Adnoddau Cymraeg | Welsh resources

Sut i gynnal sesiynau Big Number Natter

Dechreuwch arni drwy gynllunio eich sesiynau Big Number Natter gyda’r nodiadau hyn i drefnwyr.

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Boster Big Number Natter

Defnyddiwch y poster hwn y gellir ei olygu i hyrwyddo eich sesiynau.

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Eich sleidiau Number Natter

Cynhaliwch sesiwn 15-30 munud gan ddefnyddio’r sleidiau hyn, sy’n dod gyda nodiadau i’r cyflwynydd.

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