More than two years ago, Theresa May made her first speech as prime minister on the steps of Downing Street, promising that her government would fight inequality and “do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you”.
Since then, social mobility for the poorest children in society has been cited as the driving force behind a whole raft of education policy, from grammar schools to the National Funding Formula to T levels.
So, since Theresa May took office and pledged to improve the life chances of everyone from all backgrounds, what progress has been made to achieve social justice for the most economically disadvantaged children in the country?
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