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One of the chats is titled "Generative AI tackles math problems with ease".

If it feels gross to treat human beings like a math problem, that's because it is.

Despite concerns that calculators would destroy our ability to do math, research has generally shown that there is little difference in performance when calculators are used and when they are not.

Schools have been struggling to attract and retain qualified teachers for many years, especially in subject areas like maths and science.

Primary pupil numbers are decreasing, though, as birth rates fall, and staffing issues have been felt most acutely in secondary schools - particularly in specialist subjects like maths, science and languages.