MATHS SKILLS IN SCHOOLS SLUMP
MORE than half of last year’s Scots school- leavers did not achieve a key maths qualification, it has emerged.
Only 43.4 per cent of those leaving in 2015-16 passed maths at National 5 or above – equivalent to a Standard Grade credit level under the previous exam system.
Labour yesterday called on Education Secretary John Swinney to take urgent action.
The party’s education spokesman Iain Gray said: “Attainment in this critical subject is declining. We need more young people with the right skills in maths, not fewer.”
A spokesman for Swinney accused Labour of not offering any positive ideas.
He added: “We have only last week launched the most radical reform of education in decades.”