As 2018 draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on how well the Government has delivered on Theresa May’s pledge to fight the “burning injustices” faced by disadvantaged and minority groups.
The year started with a much-anticipated ministerial reshuffle, which saw the appointment of Damian Hinds as Education Secretary and Nadhim Zahawi as junior minister for children and families – both relatively unknown names within education circles.
My first column of the year, perhaps optimistically, suggested that if Hinds were to act upon the social mobility priorities he set out as a backbencher – to improve early identification, parenting programmes, target the hardest-to-reach children and develop the early years workforce – it would represent good progress for both early years and social mobility policies.
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