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HANSARDEducationAs hon. Members have rightly said, it is really important that care leavers are supported to get into education, employment or training—the right hon. Member for East Hampshire…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireMy hon. Friend raises an important point. We are looking across the system at how to reform it to make it better for families and for children who experience the need for…12 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireMy hon. Friend raises a really important point that manifests itself in many parts of the country: we have a shift in demographics and, as he identifies, early years places are…12 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) on securing an Adjournment debate on this important subject, and on her powerful and heartfelt…12 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I appreciate the intention of the hon. Member for Twickenham in tabling new clause 30, and I agree that local authorities should be transparent about the services available to…11 Feb 2025HANSARDEducation… Alongside a reformed Ofsted, we are creating the RISE teams, comprised of leaders with a proven track record of improving school standards. Those teams will draw on bespoke…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As the Prime Minister has made clear, we are focused on delivering the change and justice that victims deserve. As I set out earlier in response to new clause 15, on 6 January,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss governance structures in schools and academies. I sincerely thank the incredible volunteer force, which is a vital part of our system.…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I agree with the sentiments behind the new clause. Any form of violence in school is completely and utterly unacceptable and should not be tolerated. By law, schools must have a…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for raising the issue. As she knows, we are absolutely aware of the challenges in the SEND system and how urgently we need to address them, but, as I know…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is right that parents and carers should be able to access and understand what their child is taught at school, so that they can continue to support their child’s learning at…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The current system for reviewing the curriculum works well, as the ongoing independent curriculum and assessment review shows, and has stood the test of time for successive…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I appreciate the hon. Member’s concern, and I thank her for raising this issue. We believe that schools are best placed to understand the needs of their pupils and should be able…11 Feb 2025HANSARDEducation… Alongside a reformed Ofsted, we are creating the RISE teams, comprised of leaders with a proven track record of improving school standards. Those teams will draw on bespoke…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) for his campaign to promote the positive effects of outdoor learning on young people. He clearly has the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Members for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire and for North Herefordshire for raising those important issues. Bereavement touches the lives of everyone, and it has…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I appreciate the hon. Member’s concern for foster carers having delegated authority on day-to-day decisions for the children in their care. Foster carers offer crucial support to…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The Government agree with the hon. Member for Twickenham that local authorities have important and complex decisions to make when parents ask for a summer-born child with an EHC…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We have made it clear that the Government’s mission is to break down barriers to opportunity, by driving high and rising standards, so that all children are supported to achieve…11 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Thirteenth sitting)On the point about putting words in people’s mouths, nobody has said this is job done—quite the contrary. What we have consistently said is that we do not believe another national…11 Feb 2025