Rent, wage slips and interest rates may feature in new AQA maths test for pupils

Exam board in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pilots tests that aim to show we use maths all the time every day'

Secondary school children could be made to take maths tests that look at their ability to work out phone bills and rent to prepare them for life, an exam board has said.

The plans to help teenagers understand real-life situations would not make numeracy tests easier, said Colin Hughes, the chief executive of the AQA, an awarding body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.