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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI shall briefly talk generally about all these amendments, which I and my party are not supporting. I ought to declare an interest as a governor of the King’s Academy, Liverpool.…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Agnew, is right: there is a crisis in the supply of teachers, not just the numbers but also, as he said, in specialism. There is also the great…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, for that. It has made me think, and I will come back to some of the points she made. In the 1970s, we did not have a national curriculum and…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 448A in my name. I do so as a former membership secretary of the NUT and a former member of the National Association of Head Teachers. I could…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, on Amendment 426D, the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, is right. It is important that good practice is shared between home educators and local authorities, and that the quality…10 Sept 2025 Bills sponsored (6)