Math Lessons To Be Extended In England; Chancellor George Orwell Promises All State Schools Will Become Academies By 2020

There has been news of a reform in the education system in England wherein students of all levels may have to take Math lessons until they finish school, which has received some positive reviews and some reluctant ones.

The decision to extend the teaching of Math in the schools of England was made by England's Chancellor George Osborne. He announced that the decision is for the advantage of those new generation to have the "best start in life," as well as for the adults who will finish school at 18 to get a better employment chance in the future.

Chancellor George Osborne also announced that there will be a huge increase amount in the funding of education in England. As of right now, England's urban education system is better funded than that of the rural areas in England.

The extension of Math lessons and giving more fund to the rural areas might create a big problem to the urban schools. However, according to Chancellor George Osborne, the government has put aside an extra 500 million Euros for the Education system in both urban and rural areas of England.

Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, agrees with the change that will come to the education system in England as he stated that the extension of Math lessons do make sense. "Mathematics is a key subject and it makes sense to extend its study," he said.

However, the news of the Math lesson being extended was also welcomed with skepticism as a majority of the teachers in England disagree with the reform.

"These are entirely the wrong proposals and priorities for education," Kevin Courtney, deputy general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said. "The Chancellor seems to be oblivious to the pressing issues that are facing education in England."

Other than this, Chancellor George Osborne also promised to make every state school in England to become an academy by 2020.