To celebrate Number Confidence Week (4-8 November), Stoke on Trent College, in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, is encouraging adults across the city to access free numeracy courses which will help them stay in control of their finances this festive season.
Stoke by Numbers is part of the government’s national programme, Multiply, which is helping adults across Stoke-on-Trent improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life.
Whilst the programme is open to all eligible adults across Stoke-on-Trent who want to improve their number confidence and numeracy skills for a variety of reasons, the focus this week is around the forthcoming festive season and the importance of knowing your numbers ahead the most expensive times of the year.
Cllr Sarah Jane Colclough, Stoke-on-Trent City Council cabinet member for education and anti-poverty said:
“The Stoke by Numbers programme, in partnership with Stoke on Trent College, helps give adults across the city more confidence in their numeracy skills. Whether it’s helping your children with their homework or, particularly at this time of year, managing budgets better, Stoke by Numbers can help. We know that adults across our city are already finding things difficult with the cost-of-living crisis. The costs around Christmas are going to amplify these financial challenges and put household budgets under even more pressure, making improving number confidence even more important.”
Antoinette Lythgoe, Interim Chief Executive of Stoke on Trent College said:
“Through free support and training, Stoke by Numbers aims to give adults across Stoke-on-Trent improved number confidence so they can manage budgets effectively, understand credit and store card charges and work out the savings they are making on Black Friday deals. We would encourage Stokies to grasp this opportunity to access these free services ahead of the festive season.”
To learn more about Stoke by Numbers, the free support in place and to find a learning location near you, visit stokebynumbers.co.uk
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Notes to Editors
Stoke by Numbers, part of the government’s new £560 million national programme, Multiply, which aims to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of adults across the UK.
The programme is being implemented across the city by Stoke on Trent College in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, with training courses being delivered by six learning partners across the city.
Partners include: Stoke on Trent College, Acacia Training, Acorn Training, Landau, Pathway Group and Potteries Moneywise.
Stoke on Trent College serves up to 8000 students a year including young people, adults and apprentices. Working with a wide range of employers in key growth areas of the economy such as Digital, Construction, Engineering, STEM and Health and Social Care and more.
National Numeracy Day is an awareness day that was launched in 2018 by charity National Numeracy. The aim of the day is to get children and adults across the UK to think about their number skills so that they can feel empowered to reach their potential.
For more information, contact Claire Williams, Director of Marketing, PR and Communications at Stoke on Trent College: claire.williams@stokecoll.ac.uk
