"My Lords, I speak in support of Motion N1 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, and declare that I am still a teacher in a state secondary school in Hackney, east London.
In over 10 years of teaching, I have encountered tens—maybe not hundreds—of TAs, technicians, IT …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 62 in the names of my noble friend Lady Boycott—who sends her apologies; she has been unavoidably detained—and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle.
This amendment, which is very similar to one tabled in Committee, would mean that the mandatory training …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I have learned a lot during the past 15 minutes, some of which I have immediately forgotten. I particularly enjoyed the exposition from the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra—his stream-of-consciousness, mushroom, anti-Australian cuisine comment —which will live with me for a long time.
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a working teacher. I very much welcome this wonderfully optimistic White Paper and its positively Churchillian language. At one point, it says that
“we are improving careers advice in schools … and introducing 2 weeks’ worth of work experience throughout a young person’s …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, as ever, I declare my interest as a teacher in a state secondary school in Hackney—a place that my noble friend Lord Birt was rather unfair about earlier.
This is an extensive and wide-ranging Bill—you know you are in trouble when they have to treasury tag it rather …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 30A in my name. I thank the Minister and his team for their engagement during this part, including an email sent rather late last night. Since we last discussed this Bill, about 16 people per day have been injured in bus accidents and …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I have listened to what the Minister said. I am hopeful that safety will be at the top of this Bill, or at least in the Government’s mind. Therefore, I am minded not to move my Motion 30A...." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak as a design technology teacher, a veteran of the IfATE Act, an officer of the APPG on apprenticeships and a member of the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee.
I think we all agree that apprenticeships are vital to this country. It is …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I am standing up to make a speech absolutely on the fly now. I have taken some legal advice and the noble Lord, Lord Meston, says there would be no adverse impact from this. So I add my support to Amendments 469, 470 and 502F. As a teacher, …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech