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Colchester (UK), Jan 6: UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has proposed making the study of mathematics compulsory for all students in England up to the age of 18, to help young people “in a world where data is everywhere and statistics underpin every job”. Extending compulsory maths education past 16 is not a new idea. It has been suggested by other ministers and has failed to materialise. What is clear, though, is that the prime minister’s reasoning is grounded in […]

Rishi Sunak's idea of extending compulsory maths education past 16 is not new. It has been suggested by other ministers and has failed to materialise. What is clear, though, is that the prime ministers reasoning is grounded in fact.

Here’s how his plans to extend teaching could work