A £100-million online platform designed as the “front door” for the government’s flagship Multiply maths scheme for adults has been put on ice.
The Guardian yesterday reported that the digital platform element, originally planned to launch in 2022, has been shelved while the government “reviews how the wider scheme is working”.
It is unclear whether plans for the platform have been completely axed or merely delayed.
Rishi Sunak introduced Multiply while he was chancellor in 2021. Sunak has made improving maths skills a key mission of his since becoming prime minister – last week he reaffirmed his desire for all students to study maths of some kind up to the age of 18.
