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Ranks 788th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 62%. 7 contributions since 2024-07-19.
“…own to deliver work-based standards and comparable outcomes for progression? This is particularly important for SEND learners and disadvantaged students, many of whom may have talents in creativity far in excess of their abilities in other subjects.”
Creative Industries: Qualifications · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I confess that I had to do compulsory ballet when I was a little, round, fat six year-old, so I am not in the elite. As well as the Central School of Ballet, a great number of small, specialist performing arts providers, highly regarded internationally, send their overseas students there.”
Ballet · 2026-04-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ing new, rather than refurbish the existing? We also note that overly prescribed content will not support those SEND learners who currently thrive under a flexible, adaptable and practical-based curriculum.”
Curriculum and Assessment Review · 2026-03-26 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We need solutions. We rely heavily on international recruitment, yet put barriers in the way, as the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, set out. Bursaries have been reduced and the difficulty of getting visas has prevented possible teachers getting jobs.”
Schools and Universities: Language Learning · 2026-01-08 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…ome are home-educated but find colleges can enhance their homeschooling, and there are any number of those with special educational needs and disabilities and those who have become disengaged from mainstream education who find their way to college. FE has always welcomed practitioners.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-05-01 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Many independent schools are small, with 200 or 300 pupils. As we have heard, many cater for special educational needs or specialist skills—music, drama, dance and art, subjects that the Conservative Government did much to abolish in state schools.”
Independent Schools: VAT Exemption · 2024-09-05 · Read on Hansard ↗
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