Mayor of London

The Multiply Programme

A series of branded micro-documentaries about adults across the capital heading back into the classroom.

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Micro-documentary

Getting adults back into the classroom

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The London Multiply Programme offers adults across the capital the opportunity to get back into the classroom to grow their maths skills. There are more than 300 courses on offer across the city completely free of charge to build people’s confidence with numbers and help them to develop the skills they need for work and in everyday life.

The Brief:

Mayor of London and the GLA commissioned this series of micro-documentaries to try and break down some of the barriers that prevent people from getting back into the classroom and encourage more people to get involved. Rather than focus on the programme as a whole, we wanted to show its impact on an individual level. Working with six different providers across the capital, the films tell the stories of individual learners – from aspiring nurses to trainee railway engineers – to show the transformative power that getting back into the classroom can have.

You can find out more about the programme and enrol here.

Becoming a Nurse in the NHS
West London College

West London College has partnered with the NHS to offer maths tuition with a healthcare focus to help aspiring nurses like Asma and Maria get into the workforce and fill much-needed vacancies in the health service.

Healthy Eating
Working Men’s College

To tackle a hesitancy about going into a conventional college setting among members of their community, Working Men’s College in King’s Cross began offering the London Multiply Programme with a focus on healthy eating. This way of engaging people with the numeracy they encounter in everyday life has seen some of their students go on to pursue maths at GCSE, A-Level, and University.

Railway Engineering
Waltham Forest College

Waltham Forest College has partnered with Trackworks UK to offer the London Multiply Programme as part of a broader course to upskill and get people into the workforce as railway engineers.

Shopping and Budgeting
NourishHub

NourishHub in Hammersmith & Fulham was set up with the goal of supporting those who are socially isolated and food insecure, using food as a catalyst. In response to the needs and wants of their residents, they set up a partnership with the local Adult Learning service to offer the London Multiply Programme with a focus on household economy and budgeting.