SESSION AIMS: 

• To support learners to identify good value for money and how to choose the best buy 
• To enable learners to use numeracy skills and techniques for rounding and adding numbers (mentally) to estimate the costs of purchases 
• To provide learners with the opportunity to consider how businesses encourage us to buy, and to develop consumer awareness. 
• To encourage learners to consider their priorities and motivations when shopping, in order to manage their spending more effectively. 

Family and Community Learning courses are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Courses are no cost to learners if they are 19 years old before 31st August, have a Wiltshire postcode, and have been a resident in UK/EU for 3+years (or have certain immigration status) and if you can tick any of these criteria:

Receiving Universal Credit.

Receiving Employment Support Allowance (ESA).

Receiving Job Seekers Allowance (JSA).

Receiving another benefit (other than child benefit) e.g. housing benefit, income support, pension credit, PIP, DLA.

Have school-aged child / children who qualify for Free School Meals.

Currently unemployed and would like to work in the future.

Have refugee status.

Foster Carer

Care Leaver

Carer

Military Family

Ex-Armed Forces Personnel

Have a Learning Difficulty or Disability.

If you are unsure if you are eligible, we are always happy to talk things through.

Online course.

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Click here to enrol: https://workwiltshire.co.uk/enrolment/

Or to contact us call 01225 770478 or email familyandcommunitylearning@wiltshire.gov.uk

Multiply is here to support adults (aged 19+) improve their skills and confidence in numeracy.  Adults can self declare they need support if they do not have GCSE maths at grade 4 (previously known as a C grade) or if they do have Grade C but feel they are not working at that level anymore.