Yesterday (4 January), the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered his first speech of the new year, outlining his priorities for 2023, which include plans to make pupils continue to study maths until age 18. Despite rumours that he has dropped plans to reform childcare, he failed to mention early education when referring to his plans for education, making a very brief reference to family hubs.
He said, ‘I am now making numeracy a central objective of the education system.
‘That doesn’t have to mean compulsory A level in maths for everyone. But we will work with the sector to move towards all children studying some form of maths to 18.
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