“…o approved exam centres, building on the thinking around Amendment 160, including adjustments for children with special educational needs. That would ensure that the responsibility is not left just to good will or market convenience.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism308th of 90512.0
- Mental health491st of 8906.0
- Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“…The effects ripple outward. Children suffer when teachers, social workers and SEND staff are forced to spend more time filling in forms than supporting them, and parents are treated with suspicion, not because of evidence of harm but because they made a lawful choice to educate differently.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-09-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Some are vulnerable, fleeing domestic abuse or suffering with SEND bureaucracy. For them, intrusive data demands feel less like protection and more like surveillance. If the state is perceived as hostile, families may retreat from engagement altogether, making genuine safeguarding harder, not easier.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-09-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The Women and Equalities Committee has documented similar risks. Children with autism, sensory processing difficulties and anxiety disorders frequently find the mainstream classroom overwhelming, not through any failing by parents but through systemic failure.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-07-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In no way would I want the Minister to interpret me as saying that one could not be a male midwife or anything like that, but, as some of us know, when in certain circles I have talked about something feeling like childbirth, I have quite rightly been told off, because I have never given birth.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-07-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…The courts accept third-party expert testimony in mental health cases. In GDPR, controllers are not required to collect identifying data if it is not needed. Why should education be the one domain where all such trust is withdrawn? Case law supports this principle.”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-07-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
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