"My Lords, it is me again; apologies. Four days in a row—and I think noble Lords all know my profession. STEM/STEAM, girls/boys: there is a bigger picture here. Every student, every young person, should be guided to their full potential so that they can become the workers of the future …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 353 and 355, which were so powerfully introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg. I express due deference to the thought-provoking input from my noble friend Lady Gohir.
"My Lords, it is me again, and I am still a teacher. We can agree that the SEN system could do better. School action plus was a really good halfway house to an EHCP, where a lot of students could have their needs met without having to go through the …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a teacher at a state secondary school with over 50% pupil premium. I assure noble Lords that the food I taught my year 8 students about was nutritious and was taught to a budget. Students are taught food in year 7 and year …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"I am not quite sure that I understood properly. The statutory instrument will allow parents to check whether somebody is on the barred list, but it does not seem to affect the critical bit. People can still work with children or say that they are tutors even though they are …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"I shall speak to Amendment 356G in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, who has spoken so forcefully on the subject.
Drink-driving remains one of the most preventable causes of death on UK roads. The latest Department for Transport figures show that an …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"As the noble Lord, Lord Bailey of Paddington, and the right reverend Prelate were saying, the fact that these people can set themselves up as tutors or much respected musical educators is what I find astonishing. There seems to be no way of stopping these people posing as those even …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, as a teacher, when anybody in the House says, “We need to teach people stuff”, I keep on saying, “Why do we not teach it in schools and why do we not teach it properly?”..." Lord Hampton - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 337A, in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Spielman and Lady Doocey. As ever, I declare my interest as a state secondary school teacher and as a level 2 ECB cricket coach, which is relevant here. I tried to table …..." Lord Hampton - View Speech