The Briefing Room

Does Rishi Sunak's maths calculation add up?


Listen Later

Rishi Sunak says the UK has an 'anti maths mindset' and that low levels of numeracy are damaging the economy. Will studying maths until the age of 18 solve the problem?

David Aaronovitch talks to:

Branwen Jeffreys, the BBC's Education Editor

Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills
Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Emma Lark, Associate Dean Ambition Institute leading the Master's in Expert Teaching
Rob Eastaway, author and director of Maths Inspiration

Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Claire Bowes and Ben Carter

Edited by: Richard Vadon
Sound engineer: Graham Puddifoot
Production co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Briefing RoomBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

53 ratings


More shows like The Briefing Room

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,431 Listeners

From Our Own Correspondent by BBC Radio 4

From Our Own Correspondent

368 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,794 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,647 Listeners

Profile by BBC Radio 4

Profile

101 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,757 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,078 Listeners

The Bottom Line by BBC Radio 4

The Bottom Line

36 Listeners

The Week in Westminster by BBC Radio 4

The Week in Westminster

29 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

890 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,087 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,040 Listeners

Moral Maze by BBC Radio 4

Moral Maze

70 Listeners

Politics Unpacked by The Times

Politics Unpacked

108 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

757 Listeners

Political Fix by Financial Times

Political Fix

141 Listeners

Political Thinking with Nick Robinson by BBC Radio 4

Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

97 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

633 Listeners

13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle by BBC World Service

13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle

4,181 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

701 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

2,954 Listeners

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government by Institute for Government

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

22 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,004 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics: Leading by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

848 Listeners

Radical with Amol Rajan by BBC Radio 4

Radical with Amol Rajan

25 Listeners