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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart

DfE quietly shelves plans for £100m online adult learning platform

A person writes calculations on a notepad alongside a calculator
A person does calculations. The prime minister has made improving the nation’s maths skills a personal mission. Photograph: Don McPhee/The Guardian

Ministers have quietly shelved plans for a £100m online learning platform intended to form the centrepiece of Rishi Sunak’s push to improve adult numeracy.

The prime minister has made improving the nation’s maths skills a personal mission. While chancellor in 2021, he announced £560m of funding for Multiply, a numeracy scheme for adults.

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