I've been appointed Schools Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats

I’m thrilled to have been asked to take up a new spokesperson role for the Liberal Democrats – focusing on Schools.

Education is the best investment we can make in our children, and that means ensuring every child leaves school with the life skills, confidence and resilience they need to be happy, healthy and successful, whatever path they choose to go down.

And that means all children, including those with additional needs and disabilities who have been so badly let down by a broken system.

There is so much more to school than passing exams, and I want to use this platform to highlight the role education plays in showing all children how much they are worth and the potential they have.

I look forward to working with, and listening to, school leaders, teachers and pupils here in South Devon and across the country so we can make education the gift that truly lasts a lifetime.