STUDENTS with poor mathematics skills are twice as likely to drop out than their peers, a leading university has warned.
STUDENTS with poor mathematics skills are twice as likely to drop out than their peers, a leading university has warned.
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Andrew Denholm Education Correspondent
Strathclyde University, which made the claim, has set up a Maths Skills Support Centre to help students who are at risk of leaving because they cannot cope with maths course work.
It returns the spotlight to the level of skills pupils learn at school and whether these are sufficient to prepare them for a university education.
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