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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, as we have heard, this group of amendments would introduce a number of reviews of the Bill. Those in the name of my noble friend Lord Wei also seek to limit the new…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this is yet another important group of amendments, which seeks to bring, frankly, some common-sense principles to the use of edtech, children’s data and screens.…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group focuses on the thorny issue of complaints. The amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Jackson of Peterborough would introduce a new right of appeal…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group of amendments seeks to strengthen the curriculum by extending the teaching of RSHE and PSHE to the age of 18 and broadening it to include non-religious…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I start by stressing how much I support the amendment in the name of my noble friend Lord Sandhurst. As we have heard, the RSHE curriculum exists in a delicate area…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Clause 53 covers the role of schools in general and academies in particular in relation to pupil place planning. As we know, in the vast majority of cases, academies…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, as we have heard, this group of amendments focuses on the important issue of the mental well-being of pupils and the roles that schools could play in that. This…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, as we have heard, this group and the next one cover a range of issues in relation to admissions. My sense is that most of the amendments in this group are not really…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we have heard some thoughtful speeches on the issues facing pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in general and neurodivergence in particular. There is…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister. I felt much happier listening to that reply than to her earlier one. As the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, said, it is important that head teachers know…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am slightly surprised by the Minister’s response to this group. On the changes proposed by Clause 57, she repeated the point set out in the policy summary document about the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this is a very important group of amendments as it seeks to understand the Government’s attitude to behaviour in our schools and, in particular, how to balance the…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we have seen some of the most significant improvements in outcomes for pupils in our free schools, with schools such as Michaela and Ark Greenwich in London, Eden girls…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we have had two rays of sunshine in one day; we should celebrate, at this late hour. We now know how to wear the Minister down. We will be starting at 9 am next week. In…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we return. I rise to speak to the amendments to Clause 49, including my intention that Clause 49 should not stand part of the Bill. It is of course reasonable for the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I had better start with an apology to the Whips: my comments are a bit detailed, but they are quite detailed amendments—but I am still pleased to introduce them. We on…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group has elicited another excellent debate and, like other noble Lords, on these Benches we remain unclear what problem the Government are trying to solve. The…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the amendments in my name in this group and make the case that Clause 47 should not stand part of the Bill. There are three main reasons for our…10 Sept 2025