Multiply – numeracy support

Multiply

Around 17 million adults in England – half of the working-age population – have the numeracy skills of primary school children. Poor numeracy skills can hold people back from having the confidence to get on in life and into work.  Those who improve their numeracy skills are more likely to be in employment, have higher wages, and have better wellbeing.

Multiply will offer North Lincolnshire residents aged 19 and above, who do not already have a GCSE grade C/4 or higher in Maths or equivalent and need to improve their numeracy, free flexible courses that fit around their lives.

Multiply is aimed at helping people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work. Whether for improving household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of facts in the media, or improving numeracy skills specific to a line of work.

Support through Multiply will be available late Autumn 2022.

Support available

• Increase numeracy confidence
• Numeracy to manage money
• Numeracy skills required in the workplace
• Upskill numeracy to access a certain job/career
• Functional Skills Qualification
• Numeracy aimed at parents
• Numeracy aimed at care leavers
• Numeracy in partnership with community organisations
• Numeracy in other vocational courses

Multiply courses currently on offer can be found on the Adult Education and Community Learning website.

Information for providers who are interested in delivering Multiply

North Lincolnshire Council is now seeking specific Expressions of Interest (EOI) from organisations wishing to deliver activities as part of the Multiply Intervention Programme for both 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Prospective applicants may find it helpful to read the Multiply Investment Prospectus, April 2022 (England) and the Technical Guidance, April 2022 (England) before starting work on their EOI. These documents are available to download on gov.uk

2022/2023

We are encouraging applicants who are planning to deliver the following interventions to apply for the 2022/23 programme of funding (interventions need to be delivered by 31 March 2023):

• New intensive and flexible numeracy courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths, leading to a Functional Skills Qualification
• Additional relevant maths modules embedded into other vocational courses
• Using arts/culture as vehicle for engagement/activities to stimulate participants and make numeracy fun and interesting.
• Numeracy Ambassadors programmes that will inspire and inform residents on the wide range of well-paid interesting career opportunities linked to numeracy. They will focus on adults/parents who can influence choices of study and career aspiration.

Applicants for the first year of Multiply (2022/23) should also refer to the Multiply Expression of Interest guidance [PDF, 225Kb], this will help to complete the Expression of Interest form below:

2023/2024

For the upcoming year of Multiply in North Lincolnshire, we are seeking applications from any organisation. The interventions that we have on offer for this year are:

• Courses designed to increase confidence with numbers for those needing the first steps towards formal numeracy qualifications
• Courses designed to help people use numeracy to manage their money
• Innovative numeracy programmes delivered together with employers – including courses designed to cover specific numeracy skills required in the workplace
• Courses aimed at people who can’t apply for certain jobs because of lack of numeracy skills and/or to encourage people to upskill in numeracy order to access a certain job/career
• New intensive and flexible numeracy courses targeted at people without Level 2 maths, leading to a Functional Skills Qualification
• Courses for parents wanting to increase their numeracy skills in order to help their children and help with their own progression
• Numeracy courses aimed at those 19 or over that are leaving, or have just left, the care system
• Numeracy activities, courses or provision developed in partnership with community organisations and other partners aimed at engaging the hardest to reach learners – for example, those not in the labour market or other groups identified locally as in need
• Additional relevant maths modules embedded into other vocational courses.

Applicants for the second year of Multiply (2023/24) should  refer to the Multiply Expression of Interest Guidance 2023/24 [PDF, 429Kb], this will help to complete the Expression of Interest form below:

Expressions of Interest can be submitted at any time, they will be assessed upon receipt and funding allocated. You are therefore encouraged to submit your EOI as soon as possible to start delivery in April 2023.

If you are interested in delivering a Multiply intervention, or have any questions about Multiply in North Lincolnshire, please email: multiply@northlincs.gov.uk

​An information event will be held on Friday 3 March from 1.30pm to 3.00pm at Ashby Community Hub, please email: morgan.broadbent@northlincs.gov.uk if you wish to attend.

Contact

If you are interested in being involved please contact multiply@northlincs.gov.uk