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HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewOn languages, I share my hon. Friend’s determination to ensure that more young people have the chance to study modern languages. There is a particular challenge that we face…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy hon. Friend has a real passion for this area and brings her expertise to this House, and I am really grateful for that. We will refresh the programmes of study and publish them…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThe right hon. Lady said at the start that any criticism was levelled my way, but she then went on to criticise many of the recommendations in the review. Has she even bothered to…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewWe want to ensure that as we reduce GCSE content by 10%, we do so, together with the regulator, in a way that maintains the validity and integrity of the system. There are a range…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI would be keen to hear the hon. Gentleman’s ideas and those of the all-party parliamentary group, and I thank him for the work he is doing in this important area. I am glad that…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy hon. Friend always champions children and young people in his constituency and has a lot to offer with his background in education. I would be happy to discuss his ideas…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the need to ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities secure better outcomes and have better support…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewNo, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I set out earlier, it is important that young people have the opportunity to study triple science. I recognise that the implementation and delivery of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI agree. We want to make sure that teachers are ready for the new curriculum. We will introduce a digital version of the national curriculum to support teachers to more easily…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThe right hon. Gentleman has done a lot of work in this area. What he suggests is very sensible, and I will certainly take that forward. I am sure my hon. Friend the Minister for…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThe hon. Lady is right to raise that point. This is an area that the review drew attention to. We will develop a new 16 to 19 level 1 stepping-stone qualification as a preparation…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I note your comments, and I will make sure that they are taken forward. With permission, I would like to make a statement to update the House on…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThat sounds like a wonderful project in my hon. Friend’s constituency. When our children study history, it can often be brought to life by local examples that demonstrate a wider…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising this issue; I know she always bangs the drum for her constituency, and we have discussed this many times. If she requires an update on…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI agree with the right hon. Member in so far as he is saying that we should make sure that a range of subjects are available to young people, including languages, and that young…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy hon. Friend has done amazing work in this area to make sure that children in his community have access to a wide range of opportunities. I agree that the best schools provide…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI agree with my hon. Friend. It is why we are rolling out more mental health support across our schools to make sure that at the earliest possible point when problems arise, young…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewIn 2026, it will be the National Year of Reading, and in our work on that, we are thinking about not just physical books that can be delivered to children, but what a strong…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewEither I or the Minister for School Standards will be happy to meet the all-party group. The hon. Member makes a powerful case, which I am sure we can take forward as we consider…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThe right hon. Member is right to draw attention to the importance of political impartiality. The review found that the current non-statutory status of citizenship is leading to…05 Nov 2025