Maths policy doesn’t add up

Actions, not words, are what is needed, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray

Industry leaders have raised valid questions about Government commitment to meeting the demands of growing sectors such as engineering and science, at a time when there has been little improvement, if any, in participation and performance in maths and science subjects.

Ordinary-level maths is taken by almost two-thirds of Leaving Certificate students, but 12%, or one-in-eight, failed this year.