Rishi Sunak admits more teachers will be needed if maths is to be made compulsory up to age of 18 in England
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Rishi Sunak has said his compulsory maths plan will not involve forcing students in England to study maths A-level, giving no guarantees changes would be made before the next election and admitting the country needed time to recruit more maths teachers.
Speaking at the London Screen Academy in Islington, Sunak mounted a robust defence of the policy, saying it was his personal passion to change the “anti-maths mindset” that made it acceptable to joke about having poor numeracy.
Continue reading…Rishi Sunak admits more teachers will be needed if maths is to be made compulsory up to age of 18 in EnglandUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has said his compulsory maths plan will not involve forcing students in England to study maths A-level, giving no guarantees changes would be made before the next election and admitting the country needed time to recruit more maths teachers.Speaking at the London Screen Academy in Islington, Sunak mounted a robust defence of the policy, saying it was his personal passion to change the “anti-maths mindset” that made it acceptable to joke about having poor numeracy. Continue reading…