The government has set up a National Centre for Excellence to help with the continuing professional development of teachers.

It hopes the increased training will help teachers address teenagers’ falling levels of attainment in maths.

Key Stage 3 Achievement and Attainment tables show that, while the percentage of 14-year-old pupils achieving the expected level in English and Science rose – to 74 and 74 per cent respectively, there was a one per cent drop in achievement in maths to 76 per cent.

Announcing a £9,000 bursary for maths teachers, schools minister Jim Knight said he was “impatient to see more progress made and see more pupils reach the levels expected for 14-year-olds”.

He added: "To help this happen in Key Stage 3 maths, from this September there will be new innovative Key Stage 3 mathematics lesson materials available for schools; the new curriculum will allow greater flexibility; we have increased the teacher training bursary for maths teachers to £9,000; we have established a National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, and the Secondary National Strategy provides continuing professional development for teachers of maths focused on raising pupils' attainment.”

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