Alongside parliamentary colleagues from West Sussex I lobbied successfully for a new National Funding Formula (NFF) to ensure fairer funding for schools in our county.

All of our young people should be able to receive a top-quality education, wherever they grow up in our country, and an important part of this is ensuring that our schools are given such financial support.

The record funding secured for Crawley schools will give them vital resources to raise attainment, provide the right support to all pupils and students, increase teacher pay, and continue to address the challenges of pandemic response and recovery.