Adult community learning
Multiply
Multiply courses are designed to help you feel confident with maths.
If you feel anxious when thinking about numbers, or regularly say you are rubbish at maths, you are not alone.
Multiply aims to support eligible* adults who want to feel more confident in maths for work or who do not currently have Level 2 GCSE maths at grade 4 or above, previously known as a C grade or an O Level.
Our free courses and support will focus on practical maths skills including:
- building basic numeracy skills
- maths skills to help advance your career or progress at work
- reducing maths anxiety and increasing confidence
- work related maths skills
- helping your child with maths
- bitesize practical solutions to budgeting and cost saving
If you would like to find out more about the opportunities available in Swindon, call or text 07989 717800 or e-mail multiply@swindon.gov.uk.
Eligibility
To be eligible to enrol on a free Multiply course you should:
- be over 19 years old and live or work in Swindon
- have lived in the UK or EU for at least the last three years, or,
- be a refugee
- be an asylum seeker and lived in the UK for at least 6 months
- be a Homes or Families for Ukraine visa holder
- be an Afghan ARAP or ARAC visa holder
- want to improve your maths skills to progress for work or not already hold a maths qualification at Level 2 (GCSE A-C/Grade 4 and above)
Find out more about your numeracy skills
Anyone can take part in the National Numeracy Challenge and you can even use a calculator to complete it!
Once you have completed the challenge you will be given some really helpful suggestions to help you improve your skills.
You can also visit the National Numeracy website to find more ways to keep learning.