GCSE students sitting a maths paper were surprised to find themselves presented with a question about calorie counting in their latest exam. The question, on a paper by examination board Pearson ...

Students were asked to calculate how many calories were in a banana and yoghurt. Credit: Getty Images/PhotoAlto Students in the UK were asked to calculate the calorific value of a woman's breakfast of ...

For some adults, seeing numbers is enough to make them break out into a cold sweat, fuelled by bad memories of trying (and failing) to concentrate in maths class. Therefore, the thought of having to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Maths qualifications in England need “urgent reform” to address the high number of students leaving school ...