NatCen Social Research

Maths Premium Pilot
The Basic Maths Premium pilot will provide additional funding to educational settings in the most disadvantaged areas of the country to support 16-18 year old students working towards a maths GCSE. The aim of the evaluation is to assess the impact of different funding structures on student outcomes and to understand how change is achieved.

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Why take part?
It’s up to you whether your institution takes part in the pilot but we hope you do. You will be providing information that will help the DfE to improve its support for 16-18 year olds working towards a maths GCSE as part of their 16 to 19 Study Programme. This is a great opportunity for post-16 educational institutions to influence the future of post-16 provision, and share good practice.
Who are NatCen?
We’re Britain’s largest independent social research agency. For the last 40 years we’ve worked on behalf of government and charities to find out what people really think about important social issues and how Britain is run.

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What's involved?
Institutions agreeing to take part will be randomly allocated to one of three different ways of being paid a premium to support basic Maths attainment. This is to ensure a statistically robust evaluation.

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Our pledge to you
We understand you may have some questions about our credentials and how we deal with personal information.

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Why have I been chosen?
Your school and college has been chosen as it is located within Category 5 and 6 Achieving Excellence Areas (AEA). These areas have been identified as some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country.

The methodology behind how these areas have been identified can be found here.

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Find out more
For anything not covered on here, please call 0800 652 0401 or email mathspremium@natcen.ac.uk. One our staff will get back to you to answer your query as soon as possible.
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