A looming digital skills crisis is facing the UK. Businesses will become increasingly dependent on digital knowledge and numerical analytics, meaning skills in maths and physics will become increasingly important in entry level employees.
Despite this, many young people are turning their backs on the qualifications that will equip them to meet the challenges of this digital world head-on.
The Your Life campaign recently reviewed the attitudes of 1,000 young people between the ages of 11 and 18. They found only a third were planning to study maths and science at A level, yet the same research showed a significant number wanted to pursue a career which requires STEM qualifications.
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