Written question asked by Tim Rathbone (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 March 1996. It was answered by James Paice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 1996 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: If she will increase government support and encouragement for the Basic Skills Agency's work to improve school students abilities to understand and use mathematics.

Answer: Mr. Rathbone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will increase Government support and encouragement for the basic skills agency's work to improve school students' abilities to understand and use mathematics.[22597] Mr. Paice: The Basic Skills Agency is one of the partners, along with Ofsted, the School Curriculum Assessment Authority and the Teacher Training Agency, in the new literacy and numeracy project announced in January this year. This will establish, among other things 10 numeracy centres from September 1996 to raise standards and improve teaching of numeracy in primary schools. Funding for this project is in addition to the core grant which the agency receives from the Department.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 22597; 274 c483W;274 c483-4W
Session: 1995-96
Subjects: Curriculum Education Standards Mathematics Numeracy Basic Skills Agency