Industrial strategy launched by government

The government has published its industrial strategy white paper which highlights five areas of which the UK needs to improve its performance.

Noted in the paper, ministers say they will update school and college performance measures in order to make sure that when the new T-level qualifications come into force in 2022, students can make an informed choice between an academic or technical education.

Also stated in the paper, the Teaching for Mastery maths programme, which was announced in last week’s budget, will be established through 35 maths hubs and ‘outstanding schools’, backed by additional £6 million to put maths hubs in areas where they are needed.

The programme is expected to reach 11,000 primary and secondary schools by 2023.

Finally, the £350,000 allocated for maths schools which was also announced in the budget, is expected to go towards all maths schools, opposed to just new ones as the budget suggested.

It said: “We are providing £350,000 annual funding for every maths school to deliver the specialist maths school model, including extensive outreach work with schools and teachers to ensure all students have the chance to achieve their mathematical potential.”