The government need to sort this out

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I am a proud primary school teacher with 25yrs+ experience.

I have a specialism in maths, and have been the maths lead in schools of up to 700 pupils.

I have trained colleagues from across my county in maths.

The last time I was a yr6 SATS marker, this scale was not permitted in some answers, as it didn't clarify the maths.

This amount is illogical.

£3456.78p

So why do the government insist on using this notation on p60s, p45s and other documentation? No wonder our country has a problem with basic maths if the government documentation has this plastered all over it.

Light-hearted, but receiving my P60 today and seeing this all over the document irked me.

AIBU: you know what it means. Take a chill pill
YANBU: Mixing scales - therein lies the way to maths madness

I'm with you. The p combined with the decimal point is nonsense

I agree. I am old enough to remember decimalisation happening in 1971 and all the educational and informational programmes that ran then. I can definitely remember people being instructed that, although you put the 'p' after small amounts of less than a pound, eg 75p, you should not include it when using the £ sign. Eg £1.75 NOT £1.75p

These films were put out by the government then so how come government departments do not understand and follow it now?

These films were put out by the government then so how come government departments do not understand and follow it now?

That is an excellent question @5foot5