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<p>In all 55 Education Investment Areas, the department is taking steps to support
underperforming schools to make necessary improvements, build trust capacity and improve
digital connectivity, with the purpose of helping 90% of pupils meet the expected
standard in reading, writing and mathematics at key stage 2, and increasing the GCSE
average grade at key stage 4 in English language and mathematics from 4.5 to 5 by
2030. This includes access to up to £86 million in Trust Capacity Funding to support
strong multi-academy trusts to expand into these areas, up to £200 million to upgrade
schools that fall below the department’s Wi-Fi connectivity standards, and an extra
£3000 after tax per year to mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing teachers
working in disadvantaged schools.</p><p> </p>
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