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title: Does Rishi Sunak's plan to make maths compulsory until age 18 add up?
description: "Natasha Ridge, executive director at the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, said that by teaching everyday maths that can be used in banking, personal finances, \"the idea is to actually make maths more connected to daily life\".

She said pupils must be allowed to select subjects they were passionate about, but schools had to teach foundation skills, including literacy and numeracy."
---

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# [Does Rishi Sunak's plan to make maths compulsory until age 18 add up?](https://publications.alqasimifoundation.com/news-event/does-rishi-sunaks-plan-to-make-maths-compulsory-until-age-18-add-up)

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