A “groundbreaking” study that indicated radical progress in GCSE maths resit results has received a cash boost to expand its research.
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has committed £630,575 for researchers to test new teaching approaches for college learners resitting the subject – the second largest donation ever made for a post-16 education project by the charity.
The funding will allow 160 extra teachers from FE colleges across the country to partake in the effectiveness of the Mastering Maths trial.
The research is hoped to provide a much-needed boost to maths resits pass rates, which recently fell to 22.9 per cent last year.
