Gifted teenagers will be able to apply to new selective free schools specialising in maths as part of a £600million initiative.
The money will be made available to set up 100 more state schools run by businesses, universities and charities.
At least a dozen will be controlled by university maths departments and academics, Chancellor George Osborne and Michael Gove will announce next week.
The specialist schools, open to students aged 16 to 18, are designed to make Britain a ‘world leader’ in the field amid concern that A-levels are not up to scratch.
Government sources said the schools would select pupils on whatever criteria they wished, with tough entrance exams expected. Read Here
The money will be made available to set up 100 more state schools run by businesses, universities and charities.
At least a dozen will be controlled by university maths departments and academics, Chancellor George Osborne and Michael Gove will announce next week.
The specialist schools, open to students aged 16 to 18, are designed to make Britain a ‘world leader’ in the field amid concern that A-levels are not up to scratch.
Government sources said the schools would select pupils on whatever criteria they wished, with tough entrance exams expected. Read Here
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