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The UK wants Chinese teachers to try to increase the level of maths in its schools. Chinese students have the highest international test results. There is a huge difference in maths levels between the UK and China. A newspaper said: "The children of cleaners in Shanghai outperform those of UK doctors and lawyers in global maths tests." The UK will hire 60 of Shanghai's best maths teachers to help improve the ability of one million British students.

The UK is far behind many countries in maths. Poor numeracy costs the UK economy $30 billion a year. Britain's education minister went on a fact-finding mission to China. She said: "We have some brilliant maths teachers…but what I saw in Shanghai… strengthened my belief that we can learn from them." She added: "They have a can-do attitude to maths and I want us to match that." Maths qualifications can equal higher salaries better jobs.