Issue 61
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A, B, C, easy as 1, 2, 3...
Literacy (including digital literacy) and numeracy are essential skills that many young people lack. According to the Literacy Trust, low levels of literacy cost the UK taxpayer £2.5bn each year, while research conducted by KCL revealed that just one in five UK adults can achieve maths GCSE grade C when asked to answer a set of numeracy questions. So, how can edtech drive development within these crucial disciplines, and how can schools ensure students don’t fall behind in these core subjects?
