"My Lords, given that the creative industries are one of the country’s most productive money earners, is it not perverse to cut grants to young people hoping to bring their skills and talents to the world of work? I was recently up at the Edinburgh Fringe, where brilliant young musicians, …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, this was a fascinating committee with a very impressive chair and enthusiastic members. We asked witnesses for a definition of social mobility and received a very wide variety of answers. We ended up with, “Ensuring that the situation that you are born into or grow up in does …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, for this debate and her masterly opening remarks. It is most welcome that this Government have realised how harmful has been the purely academic emphasis of the previous Government, which alienated the many young people whose skills and interests lie …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, for initiating this debate. I should also like to give a shout out to level 1 and level 2 qualifications, because level 1 may go to an adult who has never gained a national qualification, and the boost to confidence around …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, I endorse everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, said about the disparity in pay between FE lecturers and schoolteachers, and the iniquity of that. FE is simply not treated in the same way as other educational systems. The Minister keeps saying that the Government are looking into …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, partnerships between independent and state schools are making a tangible difference in closing the music attainment gap. Programmes such as MusicShare in the West Midlands have reached over 30,000 pupils across 500 schools, and community initiatives such as Wells Cathedral School’s free Saturday orchestra have opened opportunities to …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate all the maiden speakers on excellent contributions and particularly welcome my two new colleagues, the noble Baroness, Lady Leaman, and the noble Lord, Lord Dixon, who are both taking a well-earned break. We are delighted to have them join us and we look forward to working …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
"My Lords, I confess that I had to do compulsory ballet when I was a little, round, fat six year-old, so I am not in the elite. As well as the Central School of Ballet, a great number of small, specialist performing arts providers, highly regarded internationally, send their overseas …..." Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech