Speeches by Voaden.

“I would like to go back briefly to the teacher retention question. Obviously, you are hitting some targets on recruitment, and you can keep recruiting new teachers, but as long as teachers are leaving the profession, you are filling a leaky bucket. Having experienced teachers leaving the profession also means that scho…”

“It is interesting that you talk about maternity pay, because teachers now get eight weeks’ maternity pay, whereas a civil servant at the Department for Education gets 26 weeks. Understandably, teachers might feel that there is a slight imbalance there, but briefly—”

“Schools that do not have access to your kind of service are not covered when it comes to this section of pupils.”

“It is important to get that support to them as early as possible.”

“You have covered some of this in the previous answer, but I would like to talk about the progress that has been made towards national coverage of MHSTs by 2029-30. We know that 47% of primary school and 70% of secondary school pupils are covered, so there is much better coverage at the secondary level. Could you give u…”

“Schools that do not have access to your kind of service are not covered when it comes to this section of pupils.”

“Is there anything else to add? We are a bit short of time.”

“It is important to get that support to them as early as possible.”

“I do not understand, why would it have to be a no in some cases?”

“You mentioned schools that have dropped out of the programme. Do you have any data on that and why they dropped out? Are you evaluating that?”

“Have you seen a rise in this among your members? Are they worried about it?”

“Have you noticed any pattern between urban and rural areas?”

“Catherine and Claire, could you tell us a bit more about the role that the MHSTs are playing in supporting these young people in the “missing middle”? It was not initially in their remit to do so. How effectively do you think they are able to identify, engage and meet the needs of this group within the current service …”

“I do not understand, why would it have to be a no in some cases?”

“Is there anything else to add? We are a bit short of time.”

“We are going to talk about the “missing middle” now. My first question is to Morgan. How do you think schools are meeting the needs of children in the “missing middle”, or the needs of children and young people who are on waiting lists for specialist support? Are schools able to meet that need? How are they addressing …”

“You mentioned schools that have dropped out of the programme. Do you have any data on that and why they dropped out? Are you evaluating that?”

“A UN report from March last year laid bare the evidence of Israel’s systematic use of rape and sexual violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Israeli settlers are committing sexual violence in sight of Israeli forces, according to a recent report by the West Bank Protection Consortium. Given the Government’s …”

“Have you seen a rise in this among your members? Are they worried about it?”

“You have covered some of this in the previous answer, but I would like to talk about the progress that has been made towards national coverage of MHSTs by 2029-30. We know that 47% of primary school and 70% of secondary school pupils are covered, so there is much better coverage at the secondary level. Could you give u…”