Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how schools in Knowsley Metropolitan Borough will benefit from her Department's Level 3 Maths Support Programme to increase A Level provision?

The Level 3 Mathematics Support Programme is a new programme designed to support schools and colleges setting up and maintaining level 3 mathematics provision, including AS/A level mathematics and further mathematics, and level 3 core maths qualifications. We are in the process of procuring an organisation to deliver this initiative.

As part of its remit, the programme is expected to target eligible schools and colleges in opportunity areas and areas of low level 3 mathematics participation for additional support, and to work with them to increase participation. Therefore, any school or college opening level 3 provision in Knowsley would fall within the scope of the targeted element of the programme.