Everyday maths
Improve your maths skills and increase your confidence with numbers.
Wiltshire Libraries are working with Multiply to offer free support and courses to help adults to improve their everyday maths. If you would like to upskill, feel more confident, or better support your child with homework, there are resources available to help you and library staff can help you access them.
Our Multiply Numeracy Champions all wear pink badges, but any member of staff can signpost you in the right direction.
We are running free craft and advice Multiply activities at Chippenham Library which will help you boost your confidence and improve your everyday maths skills and you will receive free retail E vouchers for taking part.
Get crafty
Come along and join our craft sessions where you can use your creative skills to explore a range of activities from making bags to macramé. All materials are provided free of charge along with tea and cake.
At the end of the session, you can take home your craft and will receive a free £20 E voucher for taking part.
To sign up, you must be aged 19+ and not have Level 2/GCSE maths at grade 4 (previously known as a C grade) or have a grade C but feel you are not working at that level.
To find out more, visit Chippenham Library, call the library on 01249 650536 or email libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window).
Information about the E vouchers can be found in the 'How E vouchers are paid' and 'E voucher recipient terms and conditions' sections below.
Get supported
Learning how and where to get advice on everyday maths skills can be daunting but if you come to Chippenham Library you can get one to one support just for you. Our advice sessions are free and relaxed, you can have a cup of tea and a slice of cake whilst we chat about what you're looking for. Our digital support volunteers are on hand to show you how to use the library maths resources and access all of the free face-to-face and online courses available through Multiply.
At the end of the session, you'll go home with details of everything that is available for you and receive a £30 E voucher for taking part.
To sign up, you must be aged 19+ and not have Level 2/GCSE maths at grade 4 (previously known as a C grade) or have a grade C but feel you are not working at that level.
To find out more, visit Chippenham Library, call the library on 01249 650536 or email libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window).
Information about the E vouchers can be found in the 'How E vouchers are paid' and 'E voucher recipient terms and conditions' sections below.
Library resources you can access:
- National Numeracy Challenge (nationalnumeracy.org.uk) (opens new window) to check your current maths skills and to upskill
- Maths books (libraries.wiltshire.gov.uk) (opens new window)
- Maths for all (opens new window) and On the money (opens new window) eBook collections (libbyapp.com)
If you are over 19 years old, and do not currently have Level 2/GCSE maths at grade 4 (previously known as a C grade), there are free courses available for adults on Work Wiltshire - Multiply (workwiltshire.co.uk) (opens new window). The courses range from beginner to GCSE level.
This includes online learning from Prospect (opens new window) to help you to brush up your skills and improve your confidence. Complete as many of the below modules as you'd like in your own time for free.
- column addition and subtraction
- multiplication
- division
- measure
- rounding and estimating
- fractions
- handling data
- problem-solving
- money and calculation
Find out more about the Multiply project, the courses available and what is happening across Wiltshire by signing up to receive the Multiply newsletter (opens new window).
The privacy notice for Multiply (opens new window) is available for you to download and print.
For completing one of our sessions you will receive an E voucher.
We are using software called E vouchers from a company called Wonde Limited to distribute vouchers. For the purpose of delivering your voucher we need to share your name, email and mobile number with them. This will be undertaken securely, and your data will not be used or shared for any other purpose. We will ask for your consent to do this before we process your voucher: Read the Evouchers privacy notice (opens new window).
Vouchers will be in the form of an electronic voucher (E voucher). If you receive an email from 'evouchers.com' this is valid, it is not spam. Please follow the actions from the email to claim your voucher. You will be asked to choose one retailer from a selected list. Vouchers can be used over multiple shopping trips until the total value has been spent. For more information about being a recipient of an E voucher you may like to read the helpful Evoucher recipient guide (opens new window).
If you have any queries regarding a voucher, contact support@evouchers.com (opens new window).
E voucher terms and conditions: Craft sessions 2024
- as part of the Multiply Programme Chippenham Library will be running craft sessions
- participants must live or work in Wiltshire and be aged 19 years or over
- to take part in the session, you must not have Level 2/GCSE maths at grade 4 (previously known as a C grade), or you may have a Grade C but feel you are not working at that level
- all participants will receive a single £20 E voucher for completing their first craft session. You can attend further sessions but will not receive more than one E voucher
- you must complete the registration form and provide a form of ID (bank card, passport, driving licence, photo ID, proof of benefits) to receive the E voucher. Incomplete registrations and failure to show accepted ID will result in you not receiving an E voucher
- completed entries need to be handed to the session organiser and ID shown before the end of the session
- the vouchers are non-transferable, and no cash alternative will be offered.
- your personal data will be processed in accordance with the Multiply Privacy Notice (opens new window)
- by completing your registration, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are governed by English law
- the Provider is Wiltshire Libraries, County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8BS.
E voucher terms and conditions: Multiply advice sessions 2024
- as part of the Multiply Programme Chippenham Library will be running Multiply advice sessions
- participants must live or work in Wiltshire and be aged 19 years or over
- to take part in the session, you must not have Level 2/GCSE maths at grade 4 (previously known as a C grade), or you may have a Grade C but feel you are not working at that level
- all participants will receive a £30 E voucher for attending the session and completing the National Numeracy Challenge
- participants must live or work in Wiltshire and be aged 19 years or over
- you must complete the registration form and provide a form of ID (bank card, passport, driving licence, photo ID, proof of benefits) to receive the E voucher. Incomplete registrations and failure to show accepted ID will result in you not receiving an E voucher
- completed entries need to be handed to the session organiser and ID shown before the end of the session
- the vouchers are non-transferable, and no cash alternative will be offered
- your personal data will be processed in accordance with the Multiply Privacy Notice (opens new window)
- by completing your registration, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are governed by English law
- The Provider is Wiltshire Libraries, County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8BS