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Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 November 2025

Debate

Teachers: Music, Drama, Art and Design, and Dance

Contribution

My noble friend is absolutely right, and I thank her for the work she has done to support teachers throughout her career and continues to do now with the work to which she alluded. We need not only to get teachers into the classroom but to keep them there. I am pleased that this Government’s investment in teachers, through pay as well as broader support in the classroom, has not only brought new teachers to the profession but reduced the number of them leaving it to one of the lowest ever levels.

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