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Education: Academies and Free Schools — Question for Short Debate (4 February 2013)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the contribution of academies and free schools to educational provision in the United Kingdom.

Education: Academies and Free Schools — Question for Short Debate (4 February 2013)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, I welcome this opportunity to address the contribution of academies and free schools to our national education provision. I look forward to the summing up of this short debate by my noble friend the Minister, as this is the first opportunity for him to make a substantial speech in this House. I begin by declaring an interest as the unpaid chair of a commission on academies and free...

Education: English Baccalaureate Certificate — Question for Short Debate (14 January 2013)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, I congratulate and thank the noble Earl for having inaugurated this debate with such a stimulating speech. I yield to no one in my love of the cultural subjects that he has described. I fear that we have here a degree of confusion between the EBacc and the English baccalaureate certificate. Partly due to confusion in the way in which the Government have put this issue out to...

Education: English Baccalaureate Certificate — Question (14 January 2013)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits to pupils of all ranges of abilities of the English Baccalaureate Certificate; and how they will measure those benefits.

Education: English Baccalaureate Certificate — Question (14 January 2013)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: I thank my noble friend for that reply. Can she assure me that there will be provision within the English baccalaureate certificate for those young people who are less academically motivated but who have very strong talents in the technical and vocational sphere?

Education: Development of Excellence — Motion to Take Note (18 October 2012)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, it is customary on these occasions to thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate but I have far more reasons than custom in saying a very heartfelt thank you to all noble Lords who have taken part today. This has been a really fascinating debate and inspiring and moving in many cases. It vividly demonstrates the huge range of expert knowledge that we have in this House....

Education: Development of Excellence — Motion to Take Note (18 October 2012)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, it is a great privilege to open this debate on excellence in education, and I look forward with great pleasure to hearing the speeches from so many noble Lords today. I know that all in this House share my passion for raising the standards in our schools so that every child can develop his or her own talents, and every Government have tried to achieve this goal. I pay tribute to the...

Education (Exemption from School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2012 — Motion of Regret (17 July 2012)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on setting out her concerns. We know that she speaks from a very deep concern for the welfare of children and has a wish to see excellence in education, an aspiration which we all share. I know too that she has real concerns about the possibility of a school degenerating from outstanding to something less. I want to take both aspects she mentioned,...

Education Bill: Report (4th Day) (1 November 2011)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: I yield to no one in recognising the importance of the right kind of training for teachers and I have spent a great deal of my life in working on trying to get the training right. It is extremely important for the vast majority of teachers that they have been trained and that they understand the things that the noble Baroness mentioned, such as child development, and have an understanding of...

Education Bill: Report (2nd Day) (24 October 2011)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: I hope that no one in this House would for a moment argue that the value of teaching assistants is in any way diminished by what is happening. Because we value so highly teaching assistants and the work that they do does not seem to lead directly to the need for a national negotiating body for their pay. In fact, I would have thought that because of the wide variety of work that teaching...

Education: Academies Funding — Question (21 June 2011)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: Will my noble friend confirm that one of the difficulties that academies experience as they go through the transition is the enormous disparity between the amounts that local authorities have retained for their central expenses and therefore the amounts that are handed on to schools as they become independent? Is it correct that the disparity ranges from below 5 per cent of academies' budget...

Education Bill — Second Reading (Continued) (14 June 2011)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, I warmly welcome the Bill. It has also been welcomed by many in the education service. It is significant that the Association of School and College Leaders, which leads our educational institutions, has also given it a warm welcome. I shall concentrate on two major areas that underpin the philosophy of the coalition and its approach to public services. First, the Bill tackles...

Big Society: Church of England — Question (12 May 2011)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to work with the Church of England in further developing the Big Society.

Big Society: Church of England — Question (12 May 2011)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: I thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply. Would she agree that the Church of England is particularly well placed geographically, because it has a presence in every community and also because its Christian values have long rested on caring for our neighbours and those in the community who most need help?

Education: Pupils and Young People — Debate (28 October 2010)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, we have run out of time, so it only remains for me to thank all noble Lords who have spoken with such eloquence and expertise on the subject. I beg leave to withdraw the Motion. Motion withdrawn.

Education: Pupils and Young People — Debate (28 October 2010)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, I am pleased to have the opportunity to debate this important topic today. I look forward very much to hearing the contributions of so many noble Lords who I know share my passion for raising standards in our schools and colleges. I say a particular thank you to the Minister, who has bravely come to take part in our debate today, despite having had the awful experience of being...

Higher Education: Funding — Statement (12 October 2010)

Baroness Perry of Southwark: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for repeating the Statement and very much welcome the prospect of finance to meet universities' growing difficulties in providing the excellent education that we all wish for in this country. I echo the welcome of my noble friend Lady Sharp for the provision for part-time students, for which many of us have argued for a long time. That is extremely welcome....