International Baccalaureate: Funding in State Schools Debate
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Charlotte Cane
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International Baccalaureate: Funding in State Schools
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Olly Glover
I very much agree. The fact that there is a governor of this school in my hon. Friend’s constituency shows that these schools often have wide catchment areas, because of the fairly unusual and very popular offer that they make, which is attractive to many in the surrounding areas.
It is unclear what these schools should be saying to parents as they look to enrol their children for the next calendar year. This will be deeply damaging for those schools.
Charlotte Cane (Ely and East Cambridgeshire) (LD)
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Students in my constituency are served by Impington Village college for the IB. They are deeply unhappy that the college received a letter from the Department announcing the change with no warning or consultation. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government decision has caused an unacceptable amount of stress for pupils, parents and staff, and that how the Government are acting is the complete opposite—
Sir Roger Gale (in the Chair)
Order. This is an intervention, not a speech. The Chair deprecates scripted interventions; they are supposed to be spontaneous.