Six areas that have been identified as the most ‘challenged’ when it comes to social mobility will be able to access the funding.
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference education secretary Justine Greening announced the first Opportunity Areas.
‘Earlier this year, the Social Mobility Commission released a report that identified places where educational attainment was poor, and where job prospects were poor as well,’ she said.
‘It called them social mobility coldspots. Getting real change could take a generation, and it’s going to need a different strategy to what we’ve done before, so today I’m announcing the first six Opportunity Areas, where we’ll trial a new approach.’
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