{"id":60318,"date":"2015-08-13T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T09:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=1c58e5d21a06b085ac41adb233f6db9a"},"modified":"2015-08-13T09:19:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T09:19:00","slug":"press-release-maths-entries-jump-at-a-level-as-pupils-embrace-academic-subjects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=60318","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Maths entries jump at A level as pupils embrace academic subjects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Schools Minister Nick Gibb congratulated young people receiving their A level<\/abbr> results today as new figures showed the number of students studying maths rose significantly – with entries up more than 20% in just 5 years.<\/p>\n

It was one of a number of academic subjects to see increases following the government\u2019s drive to ensure more pupils studied them at both GCSE<\/abbr> and A level<\/abbr> through the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc<\/abbr>) performance measure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Overall the number of entries in the facilitating subjects that are more often required by top universities than others are up by more than 15,000 since last year and 13.3% since 2010 – meaning more students are now studying the core academic subjects that will open doors to their future.<\/p>\n

At the same time, entries into non-facilitating subjects are down by almost 12% compared to 5 years ago with big falls in subjects like general studies, which are often not recognised by universities, with almost 30,000 fewer entries since 2010.<\/p>\n

Schools Minister Nick Gibb said:<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s A level<\/abbr> students are among the best qualified in a generation and I want to congratulate them on today\u2019s results which reflect the dedication of teachers and young people across the country.<\/p>\n

These results provide the clearest proof that the introduction of the EBacc<\/abbr> and our drive to persuade more pupils to study core academic subjects has been a success.<\/p>\n

As a result, thousands more pupils from all backgrounds are studying subjects that will secure them a place at a top university or an apprenticeship and that will help to secure well paid employment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The growing rise in students taking facilitating subjects follows the introduction of the EBacc<\/abbr> performance measure, which encourages the study of these subjects at GCSE<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Compared to 2014, today\u2019s results show entries have risen in:<\/p>\n