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A campaign is going to be launched urging parents to have a more positive attitude towards mathematics and learning mathematics. This comes after a poll found three in 10 parents in Wales questioned admitted being negative about maths in front of their children.

Maths results are the worst of any core subject in Wales behind English, Welsh and science.

 

It's fair to say that maths is suffering from an image problem, and as today's poll demonstrates, there is still work to do to change the view in some quarters which is that maths isn't really important and that it doesn't really matter what we say to children about it.

 

We understand the value of strong numeracy skills, for life and for employment.

Education Minister Huw Lewis

 

The "What you say counts" campaign will be launched by the minister at a supermarket in Cardiff Bay on Monday.

 

 

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Parents 'must be positive about maths', says Huw Lewis BBC News.

 


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