Higher Education Reform

Baroness Henig Excerpts

Thursday 20th July 2023 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Barran (Con)]

I thank my noble friend very much for her remarks. She does not need to convince me about the importance of a history degree in allowing you to do different things. Personally, I read history, went into the City, ran a charity and now I am here. I am not quite sure what your Lordships might take from that, whether it was a training for the mind or that I just got lucky. My noble friend is absolutely right that the kind of critical thinking skills that one gets in a number of academic disciplines, including history and other arts and humanities subjects, are incredibly important—arguably, increasingly so as we move into a world of AI and beyond.

Again, my noble friend is right about selection procedures. I would say in addition that we see really excellent examples of not just selection but initial support for students, whether that be in an institution such as Birkbeck or in an institution which typically takes more students who have just left school. That is clearly very important and something that many institutions work on. The last point I would make in relation to her remarks about selection also relates to the remarks in the Statement about franchise providers. It concerns the importance of the care that we believe the main institution that is issuing the degree needs to take on which franchise providers it works with.

[The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Henig) (Lab)]

My Lords, I think there are no further questions.

House adjourned at 3.58 pm.

Schools Bill [HL]

Baroness Henig Excerpts

Report stage & Lords Hansard - Part 1
Tuesday 12th July 2022 Lords Chamber

Amendment 35 agreed.

[The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Henig) (Lab)]

If Amendment 36 is agreed to, I cannot call Amendments 37 and 38 on grounds of pre-emption.

Amendment 36

Moved by

Schools Bill [HL]

Baroness Henig Excerpts

Committee stage
Wednesday 22nd June 2022 Lords Chamber

Clause 59 agreed.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Henig) (Lab)]

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is taking part in this debate remotely—at least I hope she is—and I invite her to move Amendment 150.

Clause 60: Failure to meet standards: suspension of registration

Amendment 150

Moved by

Schools Bill [HL]

Baroness Henig Excerpts

Committee stage & Lords Hansard - Part 2
Wednesday 15th June 2022 Lords Chamber

Clauses 34 to 38 agreed.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Henig) (Lab)]

I should tell noble Lords that the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, will be taking part remotely on the next group. I hereby ask the noble Baroness to introduce Amendment 88.

Amendment 88

Moved by

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]

Baroness Henig Excerpts

Report stage
Thursday 21st October 2021 Lords Chamber

Amendments 51 and 52 agreed.

[The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Henig) (Lab)]

I call the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, to move Amendment 53.

[Baroness Barran (Con)]

Sorry, this group is for my noble friend Lady Chisholm.

Amendment 53

Technical and Further Education Bill

Baroness Henig Excerpts

Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
Wednesday 22nd February 2017 Grand Committee

Relevant document: 16th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Henig) (Lab)]

If there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.

Clause 1 agreed.