Teenagers are set to take qualifications in “real-life maths” that test their ability to understand bank accounts and baby milk formula ratios under plans being developed by the biggest exam board.

AQA, an awarding body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is piloting a numeracy test taken online that could, if introduced more widely, give pupils a maths certificate even if they never pass a GCSE in the subject.

It will focus on day-to-day numeracy, particularly understanding money, so that employers and further education colleges will know that teenagers have workable maths skills

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