NUMERATE NATION
Co Creating a Learning Society
What We aim to do
- Raise visibility of the issue of low numeracy levels in the UK.
- Spread the message that numeracy is a vital life skill and can be learnt.
Learn Something Every Day
Numeracy and basic skills underpin lifelong learning and enable adults to participate and contribute fully in society.Numeracy is a life-long learning- necessary to allow each of us to make informed choices and decision in all aspects of everyday life. It touches activities not only such as choosing a mortgage or a utilities contract, checking invoices or wage slips, working out a monthly budget or helping with children’s homework, but also planning a journey, cooking a meal, reading a newspaper, or playing sport. Confidence and competence in numeracy affect all aspects of our lives, everyday.
The Challenge
17 million adults in the UK are working at a level of numeracy roughly equivalent to that expected of children at primary school.
Third Wave is committed to widening access to these skills, particularly amongst under-served groups in our communities.
Recognising that adults with lower levels of numeracy have poorer education, employment and health outcomes, Fresh Start programme encourages adults to re-engage with numeracy skills in order that they may more effectively engage with the world whether that be at work, at home ,as parents or in the community.
Many people in the workplace lack basic competence with numbers, resulting in significant skill gaps. The challenge is not simply one of being able to understand mathematics or perform calculations but of being able to practically apply numeracy in the workplace.
Maths in Health
Since 2011 Third Wave has worked with Department of Health, the NHS, Union Learning Fund and Managers in Partnership to run numeracy workshops in order to enable staff to develop confidence in mathematical thinking, practice and numerical skills. We examined and showcased how to support the development of numeracy using health setting as a context for learning. The outcome of this innovative project will feed into a research programme commissioned by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills to establish the effectiveness of different approaches to delivering adult learning.
Partnership
We partner with other regional and national organisations to drive this vital strategy.
Connect at Work Place
We run awareness training session at your own work place to minimise disruption
Community Numeracy
We run numeracy awareness sessions in local setting for the public