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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Verma (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 30 October 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Education and Skills Bill.

Education and Skills Bill

My Lords, we on these Benches welcome the scrapping of key stage 3 tests. As my honourable friend Michael Gove said in another place, we need fewer national tests and much more rigour. We would like to see tests that are designed to drive up standards. We do not want to see standards brought down so that children can quickly be put through a succession of exams. This is not a matter for this Bill. It deserves a great deal more thought and consultation and a sea change in attitude from the Government. I hope, however, that we can see in these amendments, tucked away at the end of these proceedings, the beginnings of that process. On Question, amendment agreed to.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c1823 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Criminal records Children in care Admissions Curriculum Discipline Appeals Courts Costs Adult education Attendance City technology colleges Fees and charges ICT Education Governing bodies Inspections Enforcement Fixed penalties Fines Learning disability Local government Qualifications Personal records Private education Pupil exclusions Prisoners Pupils Monitoring Part-time education Personal, social, health and economic education Standards Schools Special educational needs Training Vocational guidance Young people Young offenders Religion Regulation Testing Vocational education Travellers Youth courts School leaving Sixth form education Literacy Parenting contracts School councils Mature students Numeracy Border and Immigration Agency Parenting orders Specific learning difficulties Information sharing
Legislation
Education and Skills Bill 2007-08
Link
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