John McDonnell

John McDonnell

Labour — Hayes and Harlington

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 March 2025

Debate

Swann Report: 40th Anniversary

Contribution

One of the lessons learned through the work that people have done on the ESN scandal is about the role of unconscious bias. We hear from parents, experts, teachers, educational psychologists and others that unconscious bias has the same cause as exclusions. One of the reasons why people are calling for an inquiry is to look at the lessons that can be learned by Ofsted and other agencies about how we support schools and address their practices.

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