I have a small suggestion to make, if it is not disruptive to the flow of the argument, about enforcing the school rules. There is overwhelming evidence that schools in which the pupils contribute to and agree to the school rules when they are formulated are much more orderly and better conducted than those where they do not. Would it be possible to introduce a convention or guidance that stipulates that, where a case involves rules in a school which have been agreed and contributed to by the pupils, there should be a presumption in favour of the enforcement of those rules rather more strongly on other occasions? That is something to think about. I have seen the difference that it makes. I assure the Minister that anything we can do to encourage the practice will be fruitful.
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Elton
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 19 October 2009.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.
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