Gove aims to "bridge maths gap"

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Michael Gove
Michael Gove

New numeracy exams for students will help to "bridge the maths gap" between Britain and other developed countries, the Education Secretary has said as he pointed to poor maths skills as a contributing factor to the financial crisis.

Michael Gove told the Telegraph he is close to announcing something "not quite as demanding as an A-level" aimed at students between 16 and 18 who are not studying maths or science A-levels.

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