Labour Cuts £17 Million From Maths Support Programme on Same Day as Handing £17 Million to UNRWA
In the latest cuts to niche educational programmes Labour is scrapping the “hugely successful” Advanced Mathematics Support Programme. Running since 2018, the initiative helped state schools teach further, higher, and core maths. Delivered by the Maths Education Innovation charity the scheme is seen as crucial in the age of AI…
The programme had a budget of only £17 million over two years. The government justifies the “difficult decision” to cut it by claiming the “22 billion black hole” left by the Tories must be addressed. Guido thinks that argument might have more teeth if Labour wasn’t handing £17 million on the exact same day to controversy-ridden Gaza aid agency UNRWA. Anneliese Dodds today hails UNRWA’s “vital role” as she announces the new taxpayer funded “humanitarian package” to agencies in the region. Priorities…
