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Debate between John Hayes and Charlotte Leslie
Monday 21st March 2011

(13 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Hayes Portrait Mr Hayes
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There is no more robust or redoubtable advocate for our island story and the teaching of history than my hon. Friend. He is right that Ofsted has highlighted considerable weaknesses in how history is taught, and I can reassure him that, through the measures I have described, the Government will restore history to the heart of the school curriculum so that children learn that unless we can map the past we will not navigate the present or chart our way to the future.

Charlotte Leslie Portrait Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con)
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11. Whether all those whose bid to open a free school in September 2011 was successful have been notified of the outcome of their bid.