http://joanwalmsley.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Baroness Joan Walmsley en-GB Baroness Joan Walmsley http://joanwalmsley.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Baroness Joan Walmsley 2008-07-04T20:42+01:00 United Kingdom http://joanwalmsley.org.uk/news/000001/no_justification_for_forcing_religious_services_on_young_people.html Commenting on the acceptance of a Liberal Democrat amendment to the Education and Inspections Bill that would give pupils aged 16 and above the right to absent themselves from collective worship, Baroness Joan Walmsley, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson in the Lords said: 2006-07-19T00:00+01:00 http://joanwalmsley.org.uk/news/000002/walmsley_and_hughes_welcome_overhaul_of_procedures_in_shaken_baby_cases.html Responding to the Attorney General's statement on the outcome of the shaken baby syndrome cases review, Simon Hughes MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General, said: 2006-02-15T00:00+00:00 http://joanwalmsley.org.uk/news/000003/liberal_democrats_guarantee_all_core_subject_lessons_will_be_taught_by_specialist_teachers.html Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy, and Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Phil Willis, today guaranteed that in the core subjects of English, maths, science, modern languages and information and communications technology all secondary school children will be taught by suitably qualified teachers. 2005-04-27T00:00+01:00 http://joanwalmsley.org.uk/news/000004/education_system_must_be_ambitious_for_every_child.html Addressing the Secondary Heads Association Conference today, Baroness Walmsley said: 2005-03-04T00:00+00:00