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HANSARDSchools: Model History CurriculumI reassure the noble Lord that, in teachers and schools having the freedom to determine the topics of teaching within the framework of the national curriculum, it has been noted…16 May 2022HANSARDSchools: Model History CurriculumMy noble friend’s question reflects the fact that, when we talk about diversity in the teaching of history, there are many different stories and parts of the world that pupils can…16 May 2022HANSARDSchools: Model History CurriculumI do not recall Margaret Thatcher’s reforms to the history curriculum but I may have been a beneficiary of them. I should be clear to the noble Lord that the model history…16 May 2022HANSARDSchools: Model History CurriculumMy Lords, I believe that my right honourable friend the Secretary of State has engaged with a number of the groups referred to by the noble Baroness. I reassure her that the model…16 May 2022HANSARDSchools: Model History CurriculumMy Lords, I am aware of the Welsh Government’s initiative in this area. The Government are clear that, within the existing national curriculum, there is a wide range of…16 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it might be worth noting the advisory time limit. We are only half way through the debate.12 May 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityThe Government are keen to encourage local governing bodies to recruit more diverse members. Voluntary campaigns by all organisations in the educational sector will also encourage…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityThe noble Lord is correct that there is more work to do. In response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, we committed to continuing to encourage governing bodies to…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, there are governing bodies for maintained schools and boards for academy trusts. As I have already said to noble Lords, the majority of trusts have local governance in…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, my noble friend is absolutely correct. It is about effectiveness and outcomes, and that is the focus of the schools White Paper that the Government recently published.…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityVolunteer school governors and trustees are critical in helping schools and trusts to perform well. Diverse perspectives and backgrounds on governing boards strengthen strategic…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityThe noble Lord is right that local governance is a vital way to connect trusts to their local schools and communities. The vast majority of trusts already have local governance…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, I agree with the noble Baroness. Age is something we are looking at in terms of diversity as well as gender, ethnic background and other characteristics.28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityI think the Government would encourage local initiatives such as the one that the noble Baroness refers to in increasing the diversity on boards and trusts of local schools. The…28 Apr 2022HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) RegulationsThat the Regulations laid before the House on 28 March be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 25 April28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, I know that there are arrangements in place to allow people to take leave to fulfil voluntary obligations. I know that it is unpaid at the moment. I will take that…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, there are effective arrangements in place to ensure that governing bodies in maintained schools and boards in academy trusts get the effective support they need to…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, I was not aware of that particular recommendation, but I am aware of my noble friend’s work in this area on a number of fronts. In the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, I believe that the Government provide clear guidance for trusts on their governance arrangements. The Government will always make sure that that is the case.28 Apr 2022HANSARDSchool Governing Bodies: DiversityMy Lords, I said it was not just a hope and that it is the Government’s intention to achieve that. It is already in place in the majority of trusts. We will work with the sector…28 Apr 2022