Making the announcement, the education Secretary Gavin Williamson revealed that Opportunity Area (OA) programme will be extended for an additional year to support social mobility in some of the most disadvantaged areas of England by focusing on improving educational outcomes and careers advice, and attracting teachers.
The programme targets areas across education, from the early years to employment.
It was launched in 2017 with an initial £72m investment across literacy, maths, attendance, teacher training and recruitment, post-16 options and careers advice.
The new funding will extend the Opportunity Area programme into its fourth year, running until August 2021.
The programme has been operating in 12 areas across the country, they are - Blackpool, Derby, Norwich, Oldham, North Yorkshire Coast, West Somerset, Bradford, Doncaster, Fenland and East Cambridgeshire, Hastings, Ipswich and Stoke-on-Trent.
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