The Maths Excellence Fund (the Fund) has been established to support schools to improve student attainment and progression in maths from ages 11 to 16 and 16 to 18, increasing the number of students on track to succeed in A‑level maths and beyond.
The Fund supports schools to help students join and stay on the maths excellence pathway. It has a particular focus on improving attainment and progression for high-attaining and high‑potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Funding Round focuses on evidence-led programmes that will provide wide‑ranging support to small groups of schools.
It has two principal objectives:
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To support schools to improve student attainment and progression in maths from ages 11 to 16 and 16 to 18, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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To trial and evaluate programmes in order to better understand which activities can support student attainment and progression in maths, and to establish models to replicate these beyond the Fund.
The Fund aims to support multiple, long-term programmes:
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There will be up to £7.0mn total funding for programme delivery.
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Programmes will run for five years, starting September 2024.
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Three to six programmes will be funded.
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Each programme will work with a group of 10+ schools.
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Funding for each programme will be between £1.0mn and £3.0mn.
Applicants should submit expression of interest forms by 10:00 am on Friday 14 July 2023.