Government recruits ‘maths champions’ for the workplace

The government is trying to improve maths skills across England by recruiting thousands of “maths champions” to teach classes in the workplace.

Figures show that almost half the working population of England have only primary school maths skills, the level expected of an 11-year-old.

Click here to watch a short clip about Edmund Iskander, a Maths Champion who is helping his fellow colleagues at the bus depot to embrace maths.