Sarah Teather, the Liberal Democrat Education Minister, has announced that every school this year will receive an extra £488 for each child on free school meals they have on their roll.

This means that Sutton schools will receive an additional £1,828,000 to improve the education of the most disadvantaged children.

Sarah said, “The Pupil Premium is a policy we devised and campaigned for, and put at the heart of our Coalition negotiations. Now it is more than good policy, it is a reality making a difference to the school down your road. It goes directly into classrooms and will benefit all pupils.”

Liberal Democrats have always believed that education is the engine of social mobility, now we are making it happen.

Together, we can ensure every child is able to fulfil their potential.

This is just the start. We know that some families eligible for free school meals don’t claim them, for example, because some don’t know they can, and so their schools are missing out on funding.