The government money will boost the capacity of schools, colleges and universities to deliver good quality teaching for post-16 maths courses including Core, A level and further maths.
The Northern Ireland secretary James Brokenshire has announced that more funds will be poured into the education sector following reallocation of money.
The government’s academy trust survey for 2017 has shown that 71 per cent of single-academy trusts converted to “obtain more funding for frontline education”.
Education secretary Justine Greening has announced that the government’s plans to have 90 per cent of pupils studying all EBacc subjects by 2020 has been pushed back.
The chief inspector of schools, Amanda Spielman, has warned that the new GCSE exams are threatening the chances of pupils receiving a “broad and balanced” education.