16 to 19 funding: advanced maths premium

Changes for 2024 to 2025

On 4 October 2023, the Prime Minister announced proposals to introduce the Advanced British Standard for 16 to 19 year olds, a new baccalaureate-style qualification that takes the best of A levels and T Levels and brings them together into a single qualification.

The announcement included increased funding so colleges and schools can deliver maths to more students aged over 16. Using this investment, we will:

• increase the rate for the advanced maths premium from £600 to £900
• remove core maths qualifications from the advanced maths premium calculation, and
• introduce a core maths funding element to support the growth of core maths

About the advanced maths premium

WeFor payacademic theyear premium2024 atto a2025, we will increase the rate offor the advanced maths premium from £600 to £900 per year per additional student for one or 2 years, depending on the type and size of qualification studied. We calculate additional students by comparing the number of students enrolled on eligible maths qualifications in the current year with a historic baseline of eligible enrolments. We calculate the advanced maths premium element in the national16 to 19 funding formula after area costs.

WeThe willbaseline continueis toan payaverage of the advanced maths premiumenrolments inrecorded between academic year 20232019 to 2024.2020 Weand haveacademic updatedyear 2020 to 2021. From academic year 2024 to 2025, the baseline will no longer include core maths qualifications.

In April 2023, we explained that when we updated the data we used to calculate the premiumbaseline for academic year 2023 to use2024 allocations, some advanced maths enrolmentspremium recordedallocations betweenchanged academicsignificantly. yearWe 2019calculated the difference between the 2022 to 20202023 allocation and the 2023 to 2024 allocation. We then provided 100% of the funding difference between the 2 for those institutions that lost £20,000 or more.

For academic year 20202024 to 2021.2025 only, we will continue this financial protection with some changes. We will:

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Calculating the premium

Step 1: we calculatedcalculate a baseline

We calculatedcalculate a baseline figure using fullfull-year yearindividualised learner record (ILR) (R14 and autumn school census) data to establish the number of students per school, college and other institution studying an eligible level 3 maths qualification in academic years 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021. We then tooktake an average of the 2 years.

Step 2: we identify the number of students studying level 3 maths in the appropriate comparison year

We establish the number of students studying an eligible level 3 maths qualification in the relevant academic year using the ILR (R04) and autumn census data for that year. For those qualifications that attract the premium for only 1 year, students will only count if they are in their first year on the qualificationqualification. whereasFor for those qualifications that attract the premium for 2 years, we will also count the number of students still studying those qualifications in the second year.

A student cannot attract funding through both the core maths premium and the advanced maths premium in a funding year. Therefore, where a student is identified as eligible for both, the student remains in the count of eligible students for the core maths premium and we remove them from the count of eligible students for the advanced maths premium.

Step 3: we calculate the difference between eligible student numbers in the baseline and the comparison year.year

We then compare the eligible student numbernumbers against the baseline. If there is a net increase, we allocate funding for each additional student. If there are fewer students overall studying level 3 maths qualifications in the academic year, there is no reduction in funding.

For example:

• in the baselinebaseline, an institution has 3040 students studying A level maths, 10 students studying core maths and 5 students studying AS level statistics (45 students total)
• in academic year 2022 to 2023, they have 2540 students studying A level maths, 15 students studying core maths and 10 students studying AS level statistics (50 students total)
• the number of students studying AS level statistics has increased by 5, the number of students studying A level maths has decreased by 5 and the number of students studying core maths has also increased by 5
• 5 students would attract the premium as the decrease has been netted off against the increase

You can find further examples below.

The volumes used in the example tables take account of the fact that if an additional student is studying both a maths and further maths qualification in the same academic year, thatwe student will befund fundedthat student twice in the same year. This is the only combination of qualifications that will attract funding twice in one year.

1. Increase in students studying maths

	Baseline	Current Yearyear 2022 to 2023	Change in 2022 to 2023
Number of students studying A level maths	4090	50100	10
Number of students studying A level further maths	4080	4080	0
Number of students studying A level statistics	5	5	0
Number of students studying Core maths	100	95	-5
Number of students studying AS level further maths	2030	3025	10-5
Number of students studying AS level maths	70	80	10
Number of students studying AS level statistics	5	10	5
Total number of students	280	310300	3020

2. No change in students studying maths

	Baseline	Current Yearyear 2022 to 2023	Change in 2022 to 2023
Number of students studying A level further maths	100	9085	-10-15
Number of students studying Core maths	70	60	-10
Number of students AS level maths	20	3025	105
Number of students studying AS level further maths	5	5	0
Number of students studying AS level statistics	40	50	10
Number of students studying A level statistics	5	15	10
Number of students studying A level maths	40	30	-10
Total number of students	280210	280210	0

3. Decrease in students studying maths

	Baseline	Current Yearyear 2022 to 2023	Change in 2022 to 2023
Number of students studying A level maths	100	98	-2
Number of students studying Core maths	70	65	-5
Number of students AS level maths	20	19	-1
Number of students studying AS level further maths	10	10	0
Number of students studying AS level statistics	40	38	-2
Number of students studying A level statistics	5	2	-3
Number of students studying A level further maths	40	35	-5
Total number of students	285215	267202	-18-13

Note: for all 3 examples, figures include students in year 1 or 2 of A levels (and other L3level 3 maths qualificationqualifications of 235 and overmore Guidedguided Learninglearning Hours)hours (GLH)) and students in year 1 of AS levels,levels core maths (and other L3level 3 maths qualificationqualifications under 235 GuidedGLH). LearningStudents Hours). Counts students doing maths and further maths count once in each category.

Paying the premium

We will pay the premium automatically in 16 to 19 funding allocations. For allocations in academic year 20232024 to 2024,2025, we will use data from the 20222023 to 20232024 ILR R04 return and 20222023 to 20232024 data from the autumn 20222023 school census to calculate eligible student numbers, which we will compare towith the baseline.

Funding rate

We pay the premium at a rate of £600£900 per year per additional student for one or 2 years, depending on the size of qualification studied. This is determined by the qualification’s guided learning hours:GLH:

• if the guidedGLH learning hours are under 235 hours, we pay the premium is paid for one year
• if the guidedGLH learning hours are 235 hours or above, we pay the premium may be paid for 2 years provided the student is still in learning in the second year of study
• if a qualification has 235 hoursGLH or more, and is studied over one year, thewe premium will bepay paidthe premium for one year

Funding examples

• we fund a student studying A level maths is funded at the rate of £600£900 per year for 2 years (attracting a total of £1,200)£1,800)
• awe studentfund studying core maths is funded at the rate of £600 for one year only
• a student studying both A level or AS level maths and further maths qualifications in the same academic year will be funded twice in the same year. This is the only combination of qualifications that will attract funding twice in one year

Please see below for further funding scenarios.

Additional student level examples

L3Level 3 maths qualification studied by additional student	Amount of funding paid in Yearyear 1	Amount of funding paid in Yearyear 2	Total additional funding received
Core maths	£600	£0	£600
A level maths	£600£900	£600£900	£1,200£1,800
AS level maths	£600£900	£0	£600£900
IBO level 3 Certificate in Further Mathematics HL	£600£900	£600£900	£1,200£1,800
A level maths and AS level statistics	£600£900	£600£900	£1,200£1,800
Cambridge International level 3 Pre-U Certificate in Mathematics	£600	£0	£600
A level maths and A level further maths	£1,200£1,800	£1,200£1,800	£2,400£3,600
A level maths and AS level further maths	£1,200£1,800	£600£900	£1,800£2,700

Note: AWe student will becount counteda student twice in the same year only if studying both A level or AS level maths and further maths qualifications. Qualifications of 235 or abovemore GuidedGLH Learning(for Hoursexample, for example an A level,level) count in both years providing the student is still studying the qualification in the second year. Qualifications under 235 GuidedGLH Learning Hours, for example core maths, will count in one year.

Check who is eligible for the premium

All schools, colleges and other institutions receiving a 16 to 19 study programme allocation from Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and delivering level 3 maths qualifications (described below) will be eligible for the premium. The exception to this is maths schools, which are already required to enter all their students for maths and further maths A level courses.

All fullfull-time and part-time students eligible for ESFA 16 to 19 study programme funding can attract the premium provided they:

• have prior attainment equivalent to GCSE grade 9 to 4 or A* to C in maths
• pass a qualifying period of either 6 weeks for a qualification with a planned length of 24 weeks or more, or 2 weeks for a qualification with a planned length of less than 24 weeks
• are studying an eligible level 3 maths qualification

The advanced maths premium operates in parallel to the high value coursecourses premium and core maths premium. Students may qualify for bothall 3 if they meet the respective criteria for funding.

Eligible qualifications

Please refer to this list which sets out all qualifications eligible for the premium and theirthe guided learning hours.GLH.

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