School Governors and School Improvement Debate

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Department: Department for Education

School Governors and School Improvement

Anne Main Excerpts
Tuesday 8th October 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Westminster Hall
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Anne Main Portrait Mrs Anne Main (in the Chair)
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Order. This is a 30-minute debate, and the hon. Gentleman who called the debate has graciously allowed another colleague to speak for a minute or two. The Minister also needs to make a full reply. I therefore ask for any interventions to be brief.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington Portrait Jenny Chapman
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I am grateful for your guidance, Mrs Main. I shall be brief. In my experience, local authorities have always put on a great deal of training, but it was not well attended and its quality was questionable. How can we ensure that the quality of training is improved now that schools are far more independent?

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Anne Main Portrait Mrs Anne Main (in the Chair)
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I call Mr Graham Stuart, who has two minutes.