What do you think of when you hear the word ‘maths’?! Some of the most common responses to this word are panic, anxiety ,confusion and fear!

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Maths anxiety is probably more common than you think and there can be many reasons for this including negative experiences at school, a fear of failure or just being told ‘you’re not a maths person’. And if you feel like you struggle with numeracy, you’re not alone; a recent study found 78% of adults are working below Level 2 (Grade C/4 at GCSE).

Despite this, we come across numbers every day – not just in the workplace, but this can extend to money management, or helping your children with their homework.

I recently attended a training session run by the charity National Numeracy to become a National Numeracy Champion, with the aim to raise awareness of so-called ‘maths anxiety’ in the workplace and improve people’s confidence with numbers. As someone who considers themselves to lack confidence with maths, a lot of the content and support National Numeracy provides really resonated with me!

Want to test your skills? Take the National Numeracy Challenge here!

The National Numeracy Challenge is a free, online learning tool designed to help you improve your everyday maths skills in manageable steps whilst building your number confidence. The link above is unique to Thrive Tribe employees – and if more than 20 learners sign up for the Challenge before the 31^st March then the organisation gets put into a prize draw!

If you want to ask me anything about National Numeracy or the Challenge, feel free to get in touch with me.

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