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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"This is the first time that I have served under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson, and it is a pleasure to do so.

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) for securing this debate. As you know, Mr Hanson, the debate arises from an …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"No. Mr Platt used the term “good” to describe his child attending school all-year round except for a fortnight, which is not the same as one day a fortnight, and there was no evidence from any quarter to question that description.

Isle of Wight Council wanted a different interpretation of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"I agree with both those points and I hope that I make them myself.

It has been said that before 2013 some headteachers felt pressurised into authorising family holidays. I have been a Member of this House for 15 years and I have never had a headteacher say that to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"That is something that headteachers should be aware of. Either Bradford is dictating to headteachers that they must do certain things, or it is the Department for Education’s decisions being interpreted in that way. The headteachers do have the authority, and they can say no.

I have great respect for …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 11 Jul 2016
School Penalty Fines and Authorised Absence

"The problem is that the hon. Lady is talking generally, but we are talking individually. If she can, she needs to explain the proposal for individual heads, not for the 7 million pupils in the whole country...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2016
Term-time Holidays

"Mr Platt is a resident of my island, and it is Isle of Wight Council’s unfathomable decision to take him to court that has brought about the current situation. It seems to me that the legislation is quite clear: it is for the headteacher to decide what constitutes exceptional circumstances. …..."
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Written Question
Outdoor Education
Monday 7th March 2016

Asked by: Andrew Turner (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the provision of learning outside of the classroom.

Answered by Nick Gibb

Field trips and educational visits are important and have a key role to play in children’s education.

It is for schools to use their professional judgement to decide how their activities deliver a broad and balanced curriculum and to plan lessons and use their budgets accordingly.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Minister join me in welcoming the development of high-quality curriculum materials under the banner of Education Destination, which uses the Isle of Wight’s natural environment and attractions to teach outside the classroom?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jan 2016
Out-of-school Education Settings

"Order. Before Sir Edward continues—..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jan 2016
Out-of-school Education Settings

"Yes, your intervention was too long, as you say...."
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