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HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Nonsense.04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Where to start? I guess I should start by responding to the fundamental question that I think hon. Members are asking: what problem are we trying to solve? Fundamentally,…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)No, I did not.04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. She took the words out of my mouth earlier when she challenged the right hon. Member for East Hampshire. The national curriculum offer…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Let me be clear: I have not referred to any academy leaders or professionals in our education system as expressing views that are hysterical. I have referred to hon. Members, and…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)We move on to new clause 53, tabled by the hon. Members for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston and for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Removing the entitlement to a high-quality…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)High-quality teaching is available for those who want to teach in further education settings or early years settings. Early years teacher status is available for those wishing to…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)Parents and children have a right to expect that every child will receive a core education that builds the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to thrive, regardless of the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Ninth sitting)I have been pretty clear that we are basically bringing to the state school academy sector the same requirements that currently apply to the local authority maintained school…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution, and I recognise the concerns that she has set out. It is essential that we have the best people to lead our schools. That is how we…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)The right hon. Member for East Hampshire made a very interesting speech. As far as I could tell, it was not all entirely relevant to the clause, but it was an interesting…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Could I just respond to my hon. Friend’s point? I think the fundamental point he is making is that an obsession with the structure of a school is a distraction from the importance…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Clause 42 will ensure that all mainstream and special state schools are subject to the same regulatory requirements and safeguards when directing pupils off site to improve their…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Is the hon. Gentleman aware that 48% of schools are local authority-maintained schools? He seems to be denigrating their entire modus operandi in his characterisation of the way…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman asks about a very specific example. I am happy to take it away. The issue of complaints is generally important. The Department is looking at where…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)I have already responded to that point, both in my substantive comments and subsequent responses. I think we will have to agree to disagree. I urge the hon. Member to withdraw the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Is the hon. Gentleman suggesting that I should be predicting which schools go into special measures and which have an Ofsted outcome that requires significant improvement?04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way and I will clarify?04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)I think that the hon. Gentleman is conflating the identification of stuck schools that under his Government remained consistently underperforming—about 600 schools, with 312,000…04 Feb 2025HANSARDChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Tenth sitting)To be clear, we have identified the 600 schools that require RISE intervention, and that will be mandated—04 Feb 2025