Numeracy in the news lessons

Download our free teaching resources for students aged 10-16. We cover the biggest topical issues of our time to help students to learn, think critically and talk about the issues affecting their lives.

The news is packed with numbers, statistics and data, but how should we interpret what we read? When faced with multiple sources, how do we know what we can trust? And how do the numbers we see have real-world consequences that impact our everyday lives?

Explore the answers to these questions and learn how to unpick the numbers behind the headlines in your classroom.

Ready-to-teach lessons about numeracy

Our lessons save you time, so you can focus on the teaching.

Collage of pages from our numeracy resources

Each lesson contains:

  • Ready-to-use, clear teacher instructions that are easy to follow and get started with
  • An accessible PowerPoint that's colourful, clear and student-friendly
  • Printable, engaging resources with instructions for how to present them
  • Keywords and definitions to break down new or challenging vocabulary
  • Icon sharing opinions and oracy

    Oracy-focused activities about statistics

  • Icon globe

    Bitesized, reliable information about real-world issues 

  • Star icon

    Innovative ways to develop critical-thinking and communication skills: speaking, listening, problem-solving and creativity

Content you can trust

Our lessons are produced by experienced teachers, with support from The Economist's senior editors and fact-checkers. That means you can trust our resources to give an accurate and balanced picture for your students to unpick. Learn more

Numeracy resources