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Copyright © National Numeracy 2014. All right reserved 1
National Numeracy & The National Numeracy Challenge
Youth Employment Conference
13th May 2014
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78% of adults in England are working below L2 (A*-C at GCSE)Copyright © National Numeracy 2014. All right reserved
17 million adults
(49% working age population) at levels expected of children at primary school
The landscape: England
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The landscape: the UK
Across the UK c. 3/4 of the adult population are working at a level below the minimum expected standard of school leavers
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Literacy levels have improved, numeracy levels have declined…
Adults with Skills Equivalent to ‘C’ or Above at GCSE in England
Poor Numeracy Costs the Nation
A team of PBE volunteers took on this research challenge, producing analysis that puts, as its central, conservative estimate, the cost to the UK of poor adult numeracy at £20.2 billion per year (or about 1.3% of GDP).
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OECD - PIAAC 2013The impact of good numeracy
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Likelihood of Positive Social and Economic OutcomesAmong Highly Proficient Adults
od
ds r
atio
“good” to “excellent”
health
high levels of trust
participation in volunteer activities
high levels of political efficacy
high wagesbeing employed
Literacy
Numeracy
‘Good numeracy is the best protection against unemployment, low wages and poor health’
Andreas Schleicher OECD2nd Dec 2013
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Our vision: to change this cycle…
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Our Essentials of Numeracy
Being Numerate is knowing what to do with the tools…
…so that you can use quantitative information to make good decisions
Being numerate – it is more than knowledge…
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Understand the value of
maths in everyday life.
Ability is not fixed.
Develop a ‘can-do’ attitude. Recognise that everyone
struggles in order to succeed - its part of the learning process.
Recognise the benefits of improving numeracy.
Attitudes and building ‘mathematical resilience’…
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1. A challenge to the UK to:
Change attitudes Improve numeracy levels of the 78%
below equivalent of ‘C’ at GCSE
2. A challenge to: Employers & UnionsAdult education bodiesCommunity organisations Individualsto work with us to effect this change.
3. An interactive website designed to:
assess an adult’s everyday maths skills provide a suite of learning which will improve their
skills and confidence and track their progress
The National Numeracy Challenge – 1 million adults over next 5 years…
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The Challenge journey
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Some of the Challenge partners
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The Challenge Online: a learning process
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They will:
promote the Challenge and encourage wider take-up
act as first point of contact encourage and support participants
… supporting:
learners within their organisation or within the community
National Numeracy in promoting the Challenge across the UK
Challenge Champions
The Challenge Online Progress
Some data into user activity on the Challenge Online
31,688
20,273
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Established:
A new Research Centre for Numeracy and Literacy
… to explore:
Behavioural and pedagogical ‘nudges’ to support numeracy and build resilience
Deploying the EAST (Easy, Attractive, Social, Timely) methodology
Using analysis of Challenge data - both regression + RCTs
Working with BIT
Thank you
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