The figures in the Skills For Life survey reveal that this quarter of the population has difficulty in understanding price labels and the sums involved in paying household bills. Those in this group ...

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Do you know how to calculate a percentage, or the meaning of product, multiple and factor, or how to convert celsius into fahrenheit? Those are the sort of basic maths operations that an 11-year-old ...

A new report has found that English skills are of concern to half of employers, with some reporting that young recruits use text speak rather than full sentences Half of employers said that they are ...

THE only way for any form of improvement in the maths abilities of pupils and students in Wales is for all Local Education Authorities – with WAG encouragement and support both mentally and ...

Figures show that while literacy rates are improving, the number of adults who have numeracy skills no better than those expected of an 11-year-old has shot up from 15 million to 17 million – 49 per ...

Amid the Education Secretary’s many attempts to improve the skills of Britain’s young people, his latest proposal is one of the more eye-catching. As the school-leaving age rises to 17 with the ...

Groundbreaking maths gains in just 12 weeks show the Government’s reforms to raise student achievement are already delivering for students who need it most. New data from a nationwide maths ...

Government set to fail target of 90% of pupils in England reaching set standard at age 11, research finds Rishi Sunak has been warned that a target to boost the number of children entering secondary ...

Maths teachers will be offered extra help to boost results with the launch of a national network of excellence. Universities and other experts will be called in to improve lessons and numeracy in an ...