Mathematics: Education

(asked on 23rd November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Treasury Department's press release of 21 November 2017 entitled Britain to benefit from multi-million pound investment in education, how much will be spent from the public purse on each programme covered by the £177m investment in maths teaching.


Answered by
Nick Gibb Portrait
Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 28th November 2017

The £177 million investment in Maths announced at the recent Budget comprises:

  • £8.5 million for the post-16 basic Maths pilot;
  • £40 million for Further Education Centres of Excellence;
  • £27 million to expand the Teaching for Mastery of Mathematics programme;
  • £83 million to provide £600 for every pupil who decides to take Maths or Further Maths A levels or Core Maths; and
  • £18 million additional funding for specialist Maths Schools.

This £177 million investment includes the costs of these measures until 2022-23.

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