Only GCSE reform can free up space to teach financial literacy | Letter
Teaching practical maths skills is tricky in an overstuffed curriculum, writes Myles McGinley, in response to an article by Simon JenkinsStudents and teachers alike are calling for a more relevant curriculum that includes vital skills like financial literacy (Sunak is right that our students need financial literacy – but that shouldn’t mean yet more maths, 29 May).There is no binary choice between the academic study of maths and more specific knowledge of compound interest or inflation. A general anxiety around…
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