Multiply

Are you struggling with the cost of living? Do you need help organising your finances? This course will boost your numeracy skills and build your confidence to support you to manage your money. Together, we will look at:

• tips to make the most out of your money
• how to manage energy costs
• best buys such as household utilities and mobile phone contracts
• financial products such as credit cards and loans
• wages and basic tax calculations

Do you want to help your children with their maths homework? This course is designed to develop your confidence with the maths skills required to support your family. Together, we will look at:

• current methods used in schools
• the maths curriculum at different key stages
• making maths fun for you and your family

Do you want to improve your CV, gain skills to progress in your current role, or are you looking for a new career? This course is designed to enhance your employability skills by developing your confidence with maths. On this course, we will:

• learn about maths in work contexts
• practice calculator and non-calculator methods
• explore the use of data and statistics in the workplace
• develop confidence using percentages and fractions
• create excel spreadsheets and use basic formulas

Do you need to build your confidence with maths to help you to progress to maths qualifications for work or study? This course will help you develop your entry level maths skills and support you to progress to your next steps. On the course we will:

• discover and use functional maths
• explore and learn new maths techniques to support you in your everyday life
• boost your maths skills and confidence to move on to qualification courses
• refresh your knowledge of fractions, averages, ratios and more

This is a short course is for adults who do not speak English as a first language. The course covers numeracy skills and language used in real life contexts to help you develop your maths and gain confidence in the language. On this course we will:

• learn the language of maths
• boost your confidence with numbers
• look at budgeting
• use numbers and English to complete forms

Do you need to gain a maths qualification for work or study? Do you need support to access maths qualifications? This short course will help you to understand your current maths level and the requirements of qualification courses and exams. By the end of this short course, we will be able to guide you to the qualification programme best suited to your level and needs. Together, we will look at:

• maths exam techniques
• the language of maths exams
• number fluency
• use of calculators
• exam style tasks and questions

Do you want to share your maths skills and be part of a small network of Maths Champions across the borough? This short course will explore maths skills and strategies that can be used to support others with their everyday maths questions and problems. On this course we will look at:

• how to signpost friends, colleagues and service users to resources to help them with everyday maths problems
• strategies to support others, with confidence
• tips for sharing ideas, resources and support

We can work partners across the borough to plan and deliver Multiply courses and one-off workshops to your service users that have numeracy skills embedded within a theme.

Courses and workshops can be delivered at your venue as part of a standalone activity or a wider event you are running.

Workshop examples include:

• Saving Energy in your home
• Growing your own vegetables
• Budget friendly family meals
• Taking measurements in your home

Contact Multiply@towerhamlets.gov.uk if you would like to discuss a course or workshop for your service.

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