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Local Area Bulletin for providers - Issue 3, July 2023

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Local Area Bulletin for providers - Issue 3, July 2023

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This bulletin consolidates any news and information to support you for the delivery of Multiply within your area. There's an 'Information & Resource' section which is included in every issue, so you k

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From the SYMCA website:
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is a formal partnership of councils that shapes policy and leads on decision-making. Formed in 2014 as Sheffield City Region Combined Authority, the constituent members are Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster councils.

On 6 May 2022, Oliver Coppard was elected as Mayor of South Yorkshire and became Chair of the Mayoral Combined Authority. He took office from the previous Mayor, Dan Jarvis, who had been elected in 2018.

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Contact us by emailing multiply@sheffield.gov.uk or calling 07789 875082

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Contact us by emailing multiply@sheffield.gov.uk or calling 07789 875082

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Multiply - information from the government on the programme

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Multiply - information from the government on the programme

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Multiply is a free numeracy skills programme for adults without GCSE maths, including free courses, on-demand tutorials and support.

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We want to partner with different kinds of organisations in Sheffield to deliver high quality provision across our diverse city.

Schools to support parental engagement, areas where GCSE attainment is particularly low or where there are issues of low school attendance

VCF partners able to engage with the most vulnerable and are unlikely to have a maths level 2 / be unemployed / need everyday numeracy support

Employers to upskill their workforce and succession planning, ensuring they have a workforce fit for the future

Other providers who can develop sector specific learning delivery to enable employers to develop their workforce

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Learner at a Multiply session in Sheffield

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Multiply aims to reach adults aged 19+ to raise awareness of the benefits of understanding numeracy and regenerate people’s interest in maths.

The programme supports people to overcome their barriers to maths and enable them to be more functional with numeracy in everyday life.

It is hoped that many Multiply learners will progress on a pathway to gain a qualification up to level 2 in maths equipping them with skills that will enable people to progress in life, work and their career.

Themes and topics of Multiply initiatives are: household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of the facts in the media, improving numeracy skills specific to an industry sector or specific line of work.

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Multiply is part of the Skills for Life government initiative 

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Good numeracy skills may unlock job opportunities and lead to higher wages or prepare you for further study.

In Sheffield we have teamed up with providers to offer a number of numeracy workshops/courses in the community.

Multiply is a 3 year project (from 2022) funded by the DfE (Department for Education) and is the first priority of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (replacing ESF).

• 17 million adults have maths skills similar to a primary child aged 7-9 years old
• Part of the approach to ‘Levelling Up ’ initiatives
• Nationally up to £559 million is available over the three years
• The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has been allocated the funding for South Yorkshire which is approximately £7.5 million over the 3 years
• The project runs until the end of March 2025

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