The premium, which was announced in last autumn’s Budget, will see schools given a £600 payment for every additional young person aged 16 to 18 who takes an advanced maths qualification.
The Department for Education (DfE) says the premium will help to “create additional places and resources to support teaching of advanced maths”.
From September 2018, schools and colleges will receive the premium for each additional pupil taking the one-year AS maths or the core maths qualification. This could mean £1,200 for each additional pupil who takes the two-year A level in maths or further maths.
Students will need to have a prior attainment equivalent to GCSE grade 9 to 4 or A* to C in maths to be eligible for the premium and there will be no cap on the numbers of eligible pupils for the funding. Schools standards minister Nick Gibb said: “Although maths remains the most popular subject at A level, this premium will open up the opportunity for even more young people to study advanced maths qualifications, providing them with the knowledge and skills for future success.”
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