‘If you wanted to do something different, or even if you didn’t know what you wanted to do…then the arts and humanities were what you chose. Because they were useful – we were told – for all kinds of jobs. Of course now we know that couldn’t be further from the truth, that the subjects that keep young people’s options open and unlock doors to all sorts of careers are the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects.’

“如果你想做点其他的工作，或者还不知道自己想做什么，那么你就会去选艺术或人文学科，因为大家都说它们很有用——行行都受用。但现在我们知道，这种说法根本不符合事实：能灵活选择未来职业、行行都吃香的专业变成自然科学、技术、工程学、数学等理工专业。”

She also described maths as ‘the subject that employers value most’ and said that pupils who study A-level maths will earn 10 per cent more over their lifetime.

她同时也认为数学是“雇主最看重的专业”。学生如果通过高深级（英国中等教育高级水平课程）数学考试，一辈子能多挣10%的薪水。

‘These figures show us that too many young people are making choices aged 15 which will hold them back for the rest of their lives,’ she said.

“这些数字告诉我们，有太多年轻人在15岁就做出了会阻碍自己一生发展的决定。”

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