January 5, 2023: -On Wednesday, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will reveal plans to force school pupils in England to study math up to 18, according to a Downing Street briefing. The initiative is attempting to tackle innumeracy and better equip teenage people for the workplace.

In his initial speech of 2023, Sunak is anticipated to outline plans for math offerings through alternative qualification ways. Comparatively, traditional A-Levels subject-based qualifications permit high school students in England to choose the academic subjects to study until the age of 18.

The prime minister can also use the speech to address the litany of issues encountered in the place as he looks to shore up his administration’s position after 2022 for the ruling Conservative Party and the U.K. finances.

The U.K. contends with a winter of mass strike action from public sector employees, an imminent prolonged slump, unprecedented forces on the area’s National Health Service and a price for the living crisis that is pressurizing the households.

Sunak’s education requests would only bother pupils in England.

School-based education in England is compulsory up to 16, after which children can pursue further academic qualifications like A-Levels, alternative qualifications, or vocational training.

The UK PM is also anticipated to say in his Wednesday speech that compulsory math is “personal” for him.

“Every opportunity I’ve had began with the education I was so fortunate to get. And it’s the single most required reason why I came into politics: to give all the children the highest attainable standard of schooling,” he will say.

He is anticipated to acknowledge that the planned overhaul will be challenging and time-consuming, with work starting in the current parliamentary term and finishing in the upcoming.

This would let go of the future of the policy is not sure if Sunak’s Conservative Party will lose the coming general election slated for 2024. The main opposition Labour Party at present holds substantial leads in the votes.

On Wednesday, the administration briefing highlighted that nearly 8 million grown-ups in England have the numeracy talents of elementary school children. In contrast, 60% of disadvantaged pupils need to gain basic math skills at 16.