What is Multiply?
Multiply is a national programme funded to help people wanting to improve their mathematics skills and to improve their confidence in using these skills in everyday life.
Multiply is a fully funded government scheme that offers maths courses to adults aged 19 and over.
The course aims to boost numeracy skills in work and daily life. They range from drop-in sessions to longer intensive courses.
In Lincolnshire, this is funded by Multiply in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council.
Multiply will be available until the end of March 2025.
Our Multiply Sessions
Our Multiply sessions are about developing the confidence to join in and try new things, to keep going even if it’s difficult and to help people achieve their personal goals. We devise sessions to run at your own pace.
Activities are designed to be enjoyable and related to using maths skills in everyday life, with encouragement to have a try and see if these sessions are working for individuals with no pressure.
"Multiply numeracy courses are FREE courses for adults (minimum age 19) who would like to improve their number skills."
Individual sessions are available which can help with personal budgeting or specific skills. For example:
- currency converting
- online bookings
- maths to help children with homework
This means that people get to choose the skills they want to develop and decide jointly with their tutor, how to achieve their own personal goals.
Group Sessions
Groups are relaxed and informal, friendly, welcoming, and inclusive. Examples of group sessions include:
- Board games – Local board games groups where people can come together regularly to socialise and increase your confidence in your own maths abilities. These sessions are very relaxed with no fixed structure.
- Money management and budgets – 1-to-1 or group sessions on finding the best deals and how to get the most out of your money.
- Digital maths tools – Find out what tools are out there online to help you manage your money and budget. Our partners can provide 1-to-1 or group sessions to talk you through how to use the tools and what may work for you best.
- Budgeting for bids and treasurer for beginners – This is aimed at local community groups and small charities who may be looking for some additional support with key skills relating to handling their finances and bids.
- Rhythm and beats – Using the power of music to tap into your maths skills and knowledge. These sessions are very interactive using drumming and sheet music to provide you with a safe environment to increase your confidence in your maths skills.
"It was a very good opportunity for all of us to use maths during our drumming session and I found it incredible!"
There are so many more as well, get in touch to ask for our full list of sessions. Throughout all our group sessions people support each other to develop confidence. Our sessions are not packed with people to allow for a smaller and more welcoming environment to come and learn while having some fun.
These sessions are provided by Voluntary Centre Services and further information about all our courses can be found by following this link to the 2aspire website.
Community Groups
Are you a community group or club looking for activities for your attendees to take part in?
We can run any of our sessions for you free of charge at your venue. If you are interested, please contact us or by filling out this form.
“The session is very interesting and fun. It has helped us with more ideas and learning. We have a great leader which is a good thing as we can all have a laugh together.”
“Learning in a fun way, because you’re shopping and learning the value of money, managing money… Helps with confidence.”
Other Multiply Programmes in Lincolnshire
Multiply sessions run by other services across Lincolnshire can be found by following this link to the 2Aspire website.
We are working with a range of partners to help run online sessions as well as face to face sessions around North Kesteven, West Lindsey, East Lindsey, Lincoln, Boston and South Kesteven.
Our Partners can be found by following the links below to their websites.
- Lincs Digital – Focusing on digital skills
- Eco Centre Skegness (also known as Seagull) – Focusing on using the outdoors to improve skills
- SoundLINCS – Focusing on using music to improve maths skills
- The Network – Focusing on helping young people gain confidence in maths
- Heckington Windmill - Focusing on baking and every day maths skills
Contact Information
Partners
Multiply Expressions of Interest Form
This form is for those who are interested in taking part in a 'Multiply' course or are looking for additional support for maths. The information collected will allow us to check you against the eligibility criteria and see what is available for you.
Information is only kept for the purposes of 'Multiply', unless specified. Your information is sent to Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership (LCVP) who will process it.
LCVP are working in partnership with some other organisations, as mentioned on the Multiply page, to provide these activities on various topics such as budgeting. In this form you will be asked whether you agree to LCVP passing on this information for the purposes of 'Multiply'.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss anything before completing this form, please feel free to give us a ring on 01529 308450 or email multiply@voluntarycentreservices.org.uk
Additionally, if you are no longer interested in 'Multiply' and would like your details removed, please get in touch with us at multiply@voluntarycentreservices.org.uk or call 01529 308450.
