Nick spoke in the Westminster Hall debate on schools funding, to highlight the particular challenges faced by schools in West Sussex.

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Meeting with Education Secretary

Nick met with the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds, and other West Sussex MPs to discuss funding, standards and special needs.

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Meeting with Education Secretary and Schools Minister

Nick, in a delegation of West Sussex MPs, met with the Education Secretary and Schools Minister to discuss school funding and standards across the county. To see Nick's tweet about this meeting, click here.

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Regional Schools Commissioner meeting

West Sussex MPs met Regional Schools Commissioner for the South East, Dominic Herrington, to discuss school funding, governance and standards.

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West Sussex County Council meeting

West Sussex MPs met at County Hall in Chichester to discuss the education system in West Sussex with local officials.

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School visit

Nick visited the Ormiston Six Villages Academy to discuss their funding situation and standards.

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Local newspaper articles

To update parents on the local funding situation, Nick wrote an article in the local press, which you can read here.

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Joint statement by West Sussex MPs

Nick and his fellow West Sussex MPs discussed the county's school funding situation and together agreed a joint position – you can read their statement on the issue here.

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County Council meeting with West Sussex MPs

Nick and his fellow West Sussex MPs met with County Council representatives to describe school funding – you can read Nick’s account of this meeting here.

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Primary school visits

Nick visited several primary schools in the constituency including St James’ Primary in Coldwaltham, Graffham Infant School and Bury Primary School, to discuss their funding situations.

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Local newspaper articles

To update parents on the local funding situation, Nick wrote an article in the local press, whic you may read here.

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School visit

Nick visited the Angmering school to discuss their funding situation.

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Local newspaper articles

In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald, and Chichester Observer, Nick welcomes the Government's response to the consultation which netted an increase of nearly £29 million for schools in West Sussex. You can read this article here.

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Nick responds to the Consultation

After considering the Department for Education's response to the consultation, Nick welcomed the announcement of a minimum level of per-pupil funding, which had been a key request in his earlier submission to the consultation. You can read his comments in full here.

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Letter from Schools Minister

Nick received a letter from the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, explaining the Department for Education's response to the consultation on school funding reform. You can read this letter here.

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Fair Funding announcement

Nick welcomed the fair funding announcement by Education Secretary, Justine Greening, which revealed that the Department of Education had taken on board a number of his suggestions made in his consultation submission. You can read a report of the Education Secretary's announcement here.

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Local newspaper articles

In his article for the West Sussex County Times, Worthing Herald, and Chichester Observer, Nick welcomes the the recent announcement of an extra £1.3 billion for school budgets. You can read this article here.

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Letter from Schools Minister

Nick received a letter from the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, acknowledging the West Sussex MPs’ joint submission and affirming that the Department for Education will respond to the consultation on school funding reform later this summer. You can read this letter here.

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West Sussex County Times article

To mark the deadline of the Department for Education’s second consultation on funding reform, Nick’s article for the WSCT discussed his views on the funding issue and the actions that he and other local MPs have been taking to secure the better school funding West Sussex children deserve.

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Joint submission to the Stage 2 consultation

In a letter to the Education Secretary, Nick and other West Sussex MPs submitted a joint statement to the Department of Education’s consultation on school funding reform, to highlight the additional needs of local schools and to secure greater funding. You can read Nick’s news release explaining the letter here.

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