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We work with local schools helping children develop skills and improve their confidence in numeracy and literacy.

Fun with numbers, fun with words

When children have fun, they learn more quickly.

Our Reading and Number partners hold one-to-ones and group sessions with primary school children.

Primary school programmes

Investing in the future

There's no better way to invest in the future than by supporting our schools.

Our volunteers help young people at local secondary schools develop their employability skills , making sure they're ready to enter the world of work.

Secondary school programmes

Teaching valuable skills

We run money management, personal finance, and functional maths workshops at local sixth form colleges - and support career days, mock interviews and aspirational sessions for the students.

Sixth form college programmes

Volunteering

In 2018, our employees spent over 8,000 hours volunteering in schools and the wider community.

Giving back to local schools

We have relationships with over 115 schools and regularly recruit and train new Number Partners and Reading Partner volunteers.

Latest Society news

February 2020

We're number two

We’ve been named second in the list of 25 Best Big Companies to Work For by The Sunday Times.

November 2019

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