People in teaching jobs in London are some of the best in the country in breaking down existing barriers to social mobility, according to Boris Johnson.

The mayor of London has said the city's schools are instrumental in changing social structures that have seen a select group of public school-educated men dominating society.

He was speaking at the first education conference he has organised in his role as mayor and used the opportunity to reveal the names of London's Gold Club schools, which have had particular success improving the aspirations and achievements of their pupils.

Mr Johnson said social mobility has been a major talking point in the media of late, but London is one city that is reversing trends and more comprehensive schools in the capital send their children to top universities than any other part of the country.

"Children from disadvantaged backgrounds, including those in care or on free school meals, do better in London than their counterparts in other regions. We need to talk about opportunity and have high expectations for our young people's future, not harp on about the problems they face," he added.

Although teachers and schools in London are leading the way when it comes to inspiring their pupils to achieve, the mayor said more can still be done, as there exists significant variation across the capital.

He hopes the launch of the Gold Club will help share the best educational practice across the city and help reduce the tendency for teaching standards to be a postcode lottery - a conclusion reached by a new report from City Hall. It found that "significant differences" in the performance of the richest and poorest children still exist and pupils in care and those with special educational needs are performing the worst.

If you have experience in a teaching job in London, have you seen evidence of higher aspirations and improved social mobility? Let us know your views on the issue.