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<p>Securing good standards of literacy and numeracy increases individual productivity,
improves employment opportunities, and supports economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>From
September 2013, all 16-19 year old students have been required to follow a study programme
which since August 2014 has included a requirement, as a condition of funding, to
continue the study of mathematics and English if the student does not already hold
a GCSE grade 4 or above. Students with prior attainment of grade 3 enrol on GCSE courses;
all other students may enrol on a range of courses to help them make progress in these
subjects, including GCSEs or Functional Skills.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education
has not made estimates of the costs to providers of delivering specific examinations.
Rather, 16-19 education providers are funded for the overall study programmes that
students take. These programmes include the provision of mathematics and English,
where required. In 2015, we made a commitment to maintaining the 16-19 base rate at
current levels until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to regular study programme funding
of which mathematics and English provision is a part, in November 2017 we agreed to
invest a further £40 million to help education providers improve basic mathematics
teaching over the next five years.</p>
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