1. National Numeracy Theory of Change – reworked Jan19
MESSAGES
SETTINGS
CHANGES
OUTCOMES
RAISING AWARENESS
Environment conducive to individuals improving their skills and attitudes to numbers and data
Poor numeracy is widespread, hidden and negatively impacts individuals and UK
Everyone can improve
National Numeracy are here to help
Culture/Media
Policy
Policy focus on numeracy for everyone, for life
Commentators and the public come to see the importance of the issue
IMPROVING NUMERACY
Improved 
life chances for individual and productivity for the country
You can check and improve your numeracy for free using the National Numeracy Challenge
You can enable your staff / students / beneficiaries to check and improve their numeracy, with National Numeracy providing data on uptake and improvement
Individuals access and improve directly online
People improve their skills and attitudes
Organisations support the improvement
ACCOUNTABILITY LINE
People are confident and competent to use numbers and data to make
good decisions in their everyday life
Access and improvement via an intermediary organisation
PLAIN NUMBERS
Poor numeracy is widespread, hidden and impacts individuals and the UK
Organisations can – and should – present numbers and data more clearly to allow for this
 Online guidance
Organisations communicate numbers and data in ways that everyone understands
 Consultancy

2. DISTANCE TRAVELLED Skills Quick Check
WHY? ‘Good numeracy is the best protection against unemployment, low wages and poor health’ Andreas Schleicher OECD 2013
DISTANCE TRAVELLED
AWARENESS
IDENTIFY
ASSESS
IMPROVE
RE-ASSESS
17m at ‘primary’
78% < GCSE C
£20.2 Bn cost p.a.
Challenge Resources or
Other training
Skills
Quick Check
Challenge Check-Up
Challenge Check-Up
SKILLS
SKILLS
Talent myth
No maths gene
Growth mindset
Attitudinal
Check
Attitudinal Survey
Challenge Champions
Attitudinal Survey
ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE
AWARENESS
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