British Baccalaureate Debate

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Department: Department for Education
Tuesday 21st June 2022

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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The Government engage with all the key stakeholder groups in this sector. We value enormously the expertise that they hold. However, I remind the House that attempts were made to deliver a broader 14-to-19 diploma but were not successful.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe Portrait Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
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My Lords, the commission’s report comments on the importance of bringing out the best in teaching. Teach First has transformed the quality of teaching in some areas by attracting top-quality graduates into our schools. Would the Government consider a programme of Teach Last, to use the skills of those who retire early or want to give back to their communities after another career?

Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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My noble friend will be pleased to know that there is such a programme, Now Teach, and that the Government have been active in supporting it.