Miranda Green, FT deputy opinion editor, looks at why the UK has terrible number skills compared to other OECD countries, and what can be done to improve numeracy in secondary schools and among adults. This film is part of the FT's Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, an independent charity supported by the FT. Visit ftflic.com to find out more

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00:00 UK's poor number skills
02:32 Stealth maths in a garden
05:09 GCSE maths lesson
07:39 Learning about crypto
09:48 Fail culture
10:58 GCSEs outdated - Lord Baker
14:42 Poor numeracy is damaging
16:46 Need for financial literacy
19:18 Beauty of maths
23:23 Consensus for change?
25:20 A policy puzzle
27:10 SOHCAHTOA—help!

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