Member

The noble Lord, Lord Hampton, knows from his experience in schools that having guidance which is statutory is a clear statement to head teachers, parents and others that what is included in that guidance will be expected to be happening in schools, and it provides the ability for schools, as I have suggested, to be able to deliver that in the way that is most appropriate. It is an important message for head teachers, if they feel they need it, to be able to say, “Look, this guidance and what it expects from schools is statutory”. In doing that, we have listened to concerns about how we support head teachers in delivering on this policy, and we have listened to Parliament.