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Women’s Contribution to the Economy

On that point, my partner is a maths teacher and one of the things that he struggles with is getting girls to study A-level maths, because they do not see the roles in maths as being particularly relevant to them. One thing that he has been doing is taking A-level girls to see, for example, British Airways engineering, so that they can see some of the more practical applications of maths, to make maths A-levels—and the jobs—attractive to them. Should not the Department for Education be doing more to encourage that type of activity?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
576 c364WH 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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