Member

We do not expect to need a Bill. Schools, not just academies, will have plenty of time to plan and prepare for the changes. Clause 47 will not be commenced until the reformed curriculum comes into effect. The whole process will take not six months but several years. I do not accept the noble Baroness’s charge that we are expecting to be marked before we have produced our essay; we are providing a considerable period for the planning and approach, which was part of what the noble Baroness was arguing for.