Rishi Sunak outlines compulsory 'maths to 18' plan for schools

Rishi Sunak outlines compulsory 'maths to 18' plan for schools | The Prime Minister has set out a plan to ensure all pupils in England study some form of maths until aged 18 in his first speech of 2023. The UK remains one of the only countries in the world that does not require children to study some form of maths up to the age of 18.
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[vimtohasatoe]

They won't teach about tax interest rates mortgages investing etc. I wonder why???

[MrSmithington]

I was in school from 3 to 16. If you cannot teach me useable maths in that time, you need to change your system, not waste more time. How about you teach children NOT to take these loans and credit cards that get shoved at them the second they can legally get them. Teach them how to handle bills and save money. Teach them the reality of life. Not silly maths, its not 1850

[coalville]

It’s great that he’s focusing on the big issues. If only Liz and Kwaze had listened to him maybe they wouldn’t have thrown 50 billion quid away...

[Betterthantelly]

Then they can work out exactly how much they are being shafted to the nearest decimal point.

[TheWiseJames]

Richi sunak would need a surplus in his budget to lower the debt, Something no tory has managed since 1989. i highly doubt richi can make the UK the 200 billion more we need over the next 12 months just to break even and pay a couple ££ of the national debt. He has already failed on point 3 on day 1.

[GoogleBot-lfxv]

Kids are at school for at least 11 years in the U.K. What are they teaching in that time if it’s not reading, writing and arithmetic?

[Ferdinand..]

The Indians and the Chinese kids have been learning pretty complex mathematics since time immemorial.

[owoffwhite]

i am so lucky now that i am at uni
otherwise the Maths gonna hit my ass hard

[neoblackcyptron]

Don’t do it Rishi ... 😅. How else can India and China maintain our edge 😂😂😂

[saschaharper]

Lol he and his wife need extra Maths help so they can accurately disclose their huge incomes and pay the correct taxes!!

[davesmith]

Ďoes he really believe this or is it the New Year drink talking.

[dianerawlinson]

Let’s hope they all have suitable housing while studying maths. The housing shortage is appalling in this country, especially social housing. Difficult to study if you’re living in a b and b or hotel, paid fir by struggling local councils!

[britishkashmiri]

Current education system is not even able to teach children enough to get 5 GCSE’s, never mind Al level Maths. Schools can barely manage huge class sizes and lack of staff due to poor pay, under funding and shortage of qualified teachers. This guy is a joke, lol at his math when it comes to living standards in this country for the working class and poor, it never adds up.

[JoelJosephson]

What incompetants the tories are, did he bother checking first before opening his big gob. There is a critical shortage of maths teachers already, where is he going to find additional ones to teach more children?

[lindagray]

No. When i was young it wasnt an option not to take English and Maths. Unless times sadly have changed since the 70's

[jameshart]

The best thing about A-levels is the fact you can completely drop subjects that you don’t enjoy. I couldn’t have gone on to be a pro-musician if I had fkin algebra 101 around my neck for two extra years… Stupid idea.

[Ara-Em]

Please 🤦🏾‍♀️, school math is overated. I have 3 degrees including a masters and I didnt write O level math, I jus didnt get math. Im doing more than fine without math. I got the basics I needed before 15, no one cares about pythagoras theorems and all. Teach relevant skills and make maths make sense

[nathancloke]

Careful, he may want to teach maths for longer but him and his cronies will have maths twisted to Thier will so no matter how hard you try, 2+2 will equal 3 for you and 1+1 will equal 10 in his favour.