Treasury ditched numeracy test to increase diversity hires

Department removed its mathematical assessment in 2020 to remove a ‘hurdle’ for candidates from ethnic minorities ...

Fury as woke civil servants axe maths exams for jobs at the TREASURY ‘to boost diversity of staff’

WOKE civil servants boosted diversity at the Treasury by axing a maths exam for candidates. They feared the Numerical ...

‘Just outrageous’: UK Treasury scrapped numeracy test to boost diversity

Former Liberal MP Nicolle Flint describes the UK Treasury’s move to scrap the numeracy test from its graduate scheme to boost ...

Fury as civil servants ditch maths tests for jobs at Treasury to boost staff diversity

The changes took place shortly after the death of George Floyd.

More than 5000 teens fail NCEA numeracy test four times or more

More than 5000 teens have failed the critical NCEA numeracy test four times or more. A Qualifications Authority report said, ...
Opinion

For children to be confident with maths, we need to fix the adults first

Those with poor numeracy are twice as likely to be unemployed, less likely to own a home and at higher risk of poor health. A lack of numeracy skills is holding back social mobility in the UK, and ...