The city has appointed former education minister Stephen Twigg as the chair of its Liverpool Challenge, which it expects to run for at least four years, including a specific focus on mathematics.
The London Challenge was launched in 2003 in a bid to tackle poor examination outcomes and support challenging schools across the capital.
The scheme was based on collaboration between schools facing similar challenges, a detailed use of data, and a focus on raising the quality of school leadership and teaching and learning. By 2010, London had a higher proportion of good and outstanding schools than any other area of England.
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