The AQA is piloting a numeracy test which potentially could give pupils a maths proficiency certificate, like a driving licence or a music grade, even if they never pass a GCSE in the subject, The Times reports. Mr Hughes told BBC Radio 5 Live Saturday Breakfast: “It’s not making it easier at all. I absolutely guarantee that several times today you will use your head to do various kinds of calculations. It is expected that pupils, from 14 year-olds to those in sixth-forms and further education colleges, could use a new platform to assess and improve on their real-life mathematics skills. This summer almost 186,000 teenagers over the age of 16 resat maths GCSE and 17.4% achieved a grade 4 or above.

Source: The Herald October 19, 2024 14:13 UTC