Justine calls for more focus in the North to aid education gap and improve children’s futures

Rotherham-born Ms Greening, the architect of the Opportunity Areas programme during her time in government, was in Yorkshire yesterday (October 14) to witness first-hand opportunities being created at the University of York, in her capacity as head of the Social Mobility Pledge. 

Ms Greening, 51, who was education secretary for two years under Theresa May, called for the Government to back The Yorkshire Post campaign to expand the Opportunity Areas programme across the whole of the North.

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Rt Hon Justine Greening

Founder, Social Mobility Pledge

Former Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities, Secretary of State for International Development, Secretary of State for Transport, Economic Secretary to the Treasury