The Education Secretary has announced the expansion of the opportunity areas programme to a further six areas across England.

Bradford, Doncaster, Fenland/East Cambridgeshire, Hastings, Ipswich and Stoke-on-Trent have been added to the list of existing areas targeted for additional DfE funding to address issues of social mobility.

Opportunity areas are given prioritised access to a wide support package to help young people from nursery right through to starting work, aiming to raise education standards in disadvantaged areas.