{"id":13756,"date":"2022-12-12T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/?page_id=13756"},"modified":"2023-05-16T15:50:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:50:35","slug":"numeracy-champions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/workforce-development\/numeracy-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Numeracy Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is a numeracy champion?<\/h2>\n<p>Numeracy Champions support positive conversations with others about numbers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk positively with others who may feel anxious about maths, and inspire them to share their experiences<\/li>\n<li>Engage and support others to have a more positive approach towards numbers<\/li>\n<li>Signpost others to take the first steps in improving their numeracy skills using National Numeracy\u2019s online resources<\/li>\n<li>Utilise the tools and resources from the programme Numeracy Champions do not teach maths<\/li>\n<li><strong>Numeracy champions do not teach maths<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Benefits of being a numeracy champion<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>CPD-accredited training programme, enhancing your own professional development<\/li>\n<li>Exploring your own numeracy journey and how this can impact your everyday life<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity to join a network of other champions across various industries to share best practices and collaborate<\/li>\n<li>Access to resources, key messages and further activities to support you in your role<\/li>\n<li>Calendar of events for you to engage in<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing support and continued relationship with National<\/li>\n<li>Numeracy to help you to support numeracy within your workplace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who can be a numeracy champion?<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone with an interest in supporting others to feel more confident with numbers!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Someone in a supportive role: Health and Wellbeing\/ Staff Development or HR Professional<\/li>\n<li>Someone who is responsible for teams: Line Managers, Team Leaders, Supervisors<\/li>\n<li>IAG point of contact: Advisors, Work Coaches, Careers Development Officers, Call Centre Operators, Librarians, CAB Officers, Financial Support Workers<\/li>\n<li>Someone in delivery: Tutors, Union Representatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Training objectives<\/h2>\n<p>To give you the knowledge to support individuals to improve their confidence and skills with numbers. From the sessions you will understand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The numeracy issue in the UK and the reasons for it<\/li>\n<li>How poor numeracy affects individuals and workplaces<\/li>\n<li>Maths anxiety and its impact<\/li>\n<li>A positive attitudinal approach to learning for adults with low confidence and skills in numeracy<\/li>\n<li>The ways that National Numeracy resources and support can be used to engage others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Programme overview<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Delivered over Zoom, in two x 3 hour sessions<\/li>\n<li>Accredited CPD certificate upon completion<\/li>\n<li>Mix of videos, polls, presentations, case studies and discussions<\/li>\n<li>Full Training Pack of resources and Activity Workbook provided<\/li>\n<li>Cohorts of 30-35 participants<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing support from National Numeracy<\/li>\n<li>Invitations to regular Forums, offering networking opportunities for trained Champion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p>Sally Hilton- National Relationship Manager: <a href=\"mailto:sally@nationalnumeracy.org.uk\">sally@nationalnumeracy.org.uk<\/a><br \/>\nSuzie Dale- Relationship Manager: <a href=\"mailto:suzie@nationalnumeracy.org.uk\">suzie@nationalnumeracy.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a numeracy champion? 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Talk positively with others who may feel anxious about maths, and inspire them to share their experiences Engage and support others to have a more positive approach towards numbers Signpost others to take the first steps in improving their numeracy skills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/workforce-development\/numeracy-champions\/\" aria-label=\"Continue reading Numeracy Champions\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2278,"featured_media":0,"parent":3465,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13756","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 22:31:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2278"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13756"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14177,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13756\/revisions\/14177"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/providerengagementnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}