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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.

In July 2022, I welcomed Department for Education confirmation that funding for schools in Crawley is set to increase in 2023-24 by 4.5 per cent to almost £100 million.

Nationally, the Government is increasing core schools funding by £1.5 billion in 2023-24, building on the £4 billion increase already provided this year.

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.

This record funding 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.

The Department for Education has confirmed that it continues to provide year-on-year increases to school funding. The total core school budget for England will rise to £56.8 billion by 2024-25; a £7 billion cash increase compared with 2021-22.

Funding for mainstream schools through the NFF is increasing by 1.9 per cent per pupil compared to 2022-23. Together with the funding increases seen in 2022-23, funding through the NFF will be 7.9 per cent higher per pupil in 2023-24, compared to 2021-22.

The Government have confirmed that high needs funding – support for children with the most severe special educational needs and disabilities – is increasing by a further £570 million (6.3 per cent) in 2023-24 – on top of the £2.6 billion increase over the last three years. This brings the total high needs budget to over £9.7 billion. All local authorities will receive at least a 5 per cent increase per head of their 2-18 population, compared to their 2022-23 allocations, with some authorities seeing gains of up to 7 per cent.

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Henry Smith MP welcomes £500 million in extra funding from Government to help schools and colleges in Crawley with energy costs

Henry Smith MP welcomes £500 million in extra funding from Government to help schools and colleges in Crawley with energy costs

Monday, 12 December, 2022

Henry Smith MP has welcomed extra funding from the Government which will provide a share of £500 million for energy efficiency upgrades for schools and colleges in Crawley.

Boosting funding support for our schools

Boosting funding support for Crawley schools

Monday, 12 December, 2022

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 14th December 2022.

Henry Smith MP welcomes £2 billion extra school funding, helping schools and colleges in Crawley with the highest real terms spending on schools in history

Henry Smith MP welcomes £2 billion extra school funding, helping schools and colleges in Crawley with the highest real terms spending on schools in history

Thursday, 8 December, 2022

Henry Smith MP has welcomed extra funding from the Government, providing a share of £2 billion this year and next for primary schools, secondary schools, and high needs pupils in Crawley.

Boosting funding support for our schools

Boosting funding support for our schools

Wednesday, 7 September, 2022

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 7 September 2022.

Henry Smith MP welcomes £100 million funding for Crawley schools

Henry Smith MP welcomes £100 million funding for Crawley schools

Wednesday, 27 July, 2022

Henry Smith MP has hailed confirmation from the Department for Education that funding for schools in Crawley is set to increase in 2023-24 by 4.5 per cent to almost £100 million.

Henry Smith MP welcomes investment into Holy Trinity as part of the Government’s £1 billion School Rebuilding Programme

Henry Smith MP welcomes investment into Holy Trinity as part of the Government’s £1 billion School Rebuilding Programme

Thursday, 14 July, 2022

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement that Holy Trinity Church of England Secondary School in Crawley has been selected as part of the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme.

Henry Smith MP welcomes £47 million funding boost for schools in West Sussex to level up education

Henry Smith MP welcomes £47 million funding boost for schools in West Sussex to level up education

Monday, 20 December, 2021

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the news that schools in West Sussex will receive £682 million in funding next year, a boost of £47 million as part of the Government’s £4 billion increase in spending for schools across the country.

Henry Smith MP welcomes £10 million Government investment for Crawley College Institute of Technology hub

Henry Smith MP welcomes £10 million Government investment for Crawley College Institute of Technology hub

Friday, 17 December, 2021

Henry Smith MP has hailed the Government’s backing of Crawley College which has seen the Department for Education confirm today £10 million of investment for a new Institute of Technology on the College campus.

Our children need to have the best possible start in life

Our children need to have the best possible start in life

Monday, 13 September, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 15 September 2021.

Supporting our young people and the importance of education

Supporting our young people and the importance of education

Monday, 11 January, 2021

Henry Smith MP column, Crawley Observer, 13th January 2021.

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