Additional funding pilot for GCSE maths re-sits
01 June 2018
The DfE has announced a basic maths pilot to assess if additional funding can improve GCSE maths re-sit outcomes.
The basic maths premium pilot will be open to post-16 providers based in low attainment areas.
The pilot aims to:
- Assess which funding approach is most effective at improving outcomes for students with prior attainment of a grade 3 or below in GCSE maths
- Identify how the additional funding is used by institutions, and to build up an evidence base on which activities lead to improvements in teaching and learning
- Support some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country with additional funding during the pilot.
Institutions will have flexibility over how to spend the £500 additional funding per student, but can only use it for programmes and approaches known to be effective, such as more teaching hours, smaller class sizes, and use of technology.
The pilot will run from autumn 2018 for 2 years.