Yesterday, Nick Clegg announced one of the Liberal Democrats four key policies for the General Election campaign ahead - A Fair Start for Every Child.

Education has long been a cornerstone policy for our party. We have been proved right in our consistent support for increased investment, particularly in early years education.

That is why we are placing our pledge to improve childrens’ education at the heart of our electoral contract with the country. A Liberal Democrat government would cut class sizes by delivering a multi-billion pound pupil premium. This would mean that children from less privileged backgrounds would be funded up to the level of private school funding. The money will be targeted at schools taking on children who need more help, but will benefit every child in every school.

Right now, children from the poorest backgrounds start school already struggling and fall further behind as they grow older. We’ve got to change this.

You can learn more about our policy and read the speech Nick made yesterday, here.

Giving every child a fair start will bring about the social mobility that our country so desperately needs.