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HANSARDOfstedIn response to the noble Baroness’s first remarks, I agree that teachers and school leaders deserve enormous congratulation on the improvements that they have made in schools, and…05 Sept 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceThe noble Baroness has done considerable work in this area, as I was reminded while being briefed for this Question. In particular, the whole range of work outlined in the updated…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceMy noble friend is of course right. There are a whole range of reasons why children may be absent from school. Special educational needs and particular disabilities, as she…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceMy Lords, mental ill-health and inadequate access to support are real challenges facing children today and have a detrimental impact on their school attendance. This is despite…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceMy Lords, I know that the noble Baroness has done much work in this area and, obviously, has had a Private Member’s Bill on it. Access to mental health professionals will be for…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceMy noble friend identifies particular issues around mental health and special educational needs and disability. There are 1.6 million children identified with SEND. Unfortunately,…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceThe noble Lord is right, of course, that, for many children, schools are the stable part of their lives, but teachers, although they provide enormous levels of support along with…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that, where special educational needs come alongside mental health problems and other issues in children’s lives, they are more likely to be…24 Jul 2024HANSARDSchools: Mental Health and Poor AttendanceThe noble Lord is right that there is a considerable problem with access to child and adolescent mental health services, at a time when one in five eight to 16 year-olds have a…24 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is an enormous honour to deliver my maiden speech in introducing today’s debate on creating opportunity through education and skills, early years, children’s social…19 Jul 2024