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DfE eyes wider rollout of ‘glasses in classes’ and wellbeing schemes after opportunity areas success

Ministers have said they are considering rolling out schemes trialled in their 12 “opportunity areas” more widely, including a programme offering eye tests to reception pupils and a wellbeing programme. Michelle Donelan, the universities minister, who is also responsible for the opportunity areas programme, has written to education committee chair Robert Halfon with an update […]

Ministers announce opportunity areas ‘twinning’ project to help address impact of Covid-19

The government’s 12 social mobility opportunity areas will be “twinned” with places facing similar challenges in an effort to help disadvantaged pupils recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been announced. Michelle Donelan, the minister in charge of the project, announced today that £1 million of the project’s £18 million in funding for 2020-21 will […]

Revealed: The 24 North Yorkshire primary schools that will get ‘opportunity area’ speech and language support

Twenty-four primary schools on the North Yorkshire coast will get support to improve pupils’ speech, language and communication skills. The support is part of the government’s opportunity areas programme, which will allocate £72 million in funding to 12 parts of the country with low levels of social mobility. As part of the project, schools may get […]