STEM vacancies could be filled twice over by talented maths pupils who ‘go missing’ every year

Posted on 16 Jan 2024 by The Manufacturer

The number of promising maths pupils who ‘go missing’ once they start secondary school is almost double the number of vacancies for STEM related jobs in England.

New research suggests around 30,000 talented maths pupils are ‘disappearing’ from our school system between the ages of 11 and 16, with half of top-performing disadvantaged pupils being ‘lost’. These children are missing out on a £500,000 lifetime earnings premium, compared to those who continue studying maths to a high level with an additional significant impact…

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