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 #maths #financialliteracy #education #ftflic #PISA 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02:32 Stealth maths in a garden 05:09 GCSE maths lesson 07:39 Learning about crypto 09:48 Fail culture 10:58 GCSEs outdated - Lord Baker 14:42 Poor numeracy is damaging 16:46 Need for financial literacy 19:18 Beauty of maths 23:23 Consensus for change? 25:20 A policy puzzle 27:10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! See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories on the economy. ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes'