Resources for adults
However you feel about maths, we have you covered on this page.
Why not join Big Number Natter? Talking about maths make it a little less scary. Love it or loathe it, you will find out you're not alone! Check out the tips and real-life number natters below.
Cael adnoddau Big Number Natter yn Gymraeg | Get Big Number Natter resources in Welsh
Or check out our confidence-building resources, with tips about Maths Anxiety, Dyscalculia and more.
Making maths work for women and girls
Watch a Big Number Natter with National Numeracy ambassadors Katya Jones, Jessica Gagen and Bobby Seagull about why women and girls lack number confidence and what can be done about it.
Jessica and Katya share their own experiences, and Bobby draws on his experience as a teacher, to explore why women are twice as anxious about using numbers and maths as men.
Join us for Making the Most of Your Money event
For the first time ever, National Numeracy will be holding a Big Number Natter Live event for National Numeracy Day2024.
'Making the Most of Your Money' will feature a panel of money experts giving their top tips and taking questions from both the live and online audience. The event will be held in Tower Hamlets, London, and livestreamed on our website and YouTube channel at 4pm on Wednesday 22 May 2024.
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Talking points
Tips for talking to adults about maths
What is the Big Number Natter?
Find out more about The Big Number Natter and why you should get involved
Dr Linda's top tips for getting confident with numbers
Dr Linda Papadopoulos is often on TV and radio as one of the most well-respected psychologists in the UK today. Here she shares her top tips for beginning to feel more confident with numbers.
Confidence building resources
If you're not feeling quite ready to 'natter about numbers', we've got some additional tips and resources that you can use in your own time to build your number confidence.
Check them out and share them with anyone who you think might find them useful.
5 Day Habit Tracker
30 Day Habit Tracker
6 Tips For Overcoming Maths Anxiety
5 tips for getting confident with maths at work
Mr MoneyJar's 6 Tips For Money Management
Iona Bain's Tips for Feeling Better About Numbers with Dyscalculia
More 'real life' Big Number Natters
How do numbers make you feel? It only take a few minutes to watch our real life number natterers share their feelings and their stories. Find out how feeling good - or bad - about numbers has affected their lives at work and at home. From getting better at managing money, to helping kids with homework...numbers are everywhere in our lives. Let's start sharing how we feel about them!
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...
If you do one thing, do this...
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, in your own time and at your own pace.
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.
