Children and Families Bill

Debate between Lord Northbourne and Baroness Stedman-Scott

Monday 14th October 2013 Grand Committee

[Lord Northbourne]

My Lords, I am not going to make a speech but I strongly support the noble Baroness, Lady Young. The more I learn about and think about disadvantaged young people, the more I realise that the question they are always asking themselves is, “Who am I?”. Their second question is “Am I a person who could succeed?”. Some of your Lordships may remember the two Ofsted reports about schools which were outstandingly successful although the children were from very disadvantaged backgrounds. The three principal things those schools had in common were: outstanding leadership, very committed staff and, thirdly, every child believing that they could succeed.

[Baroness Stedman-Scott]

My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 45, which has three parts.