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Monday is the day set for the second reading of the Children Schools and Families Bill in the House of Lords. A conspicuous number of peers have put their names down to speak in this debate. You can watch here on the parliament channel or recorded later here. Meanwhile in the House of Commons at 2.30pm Secretary of State Ed Balls is taking topical questions from MPs which you can watch here or here.

C4EO has been asking local authorities to share local examples to support children's trusts work in the safeguarding and promoting welfare aspects of their home education responsibilities. More information can be found here http://tinyurl.com/ycksup9 and here http://tinyurl.com/yjswz2p. The address for inquiries is here C4EOTeam@NFER.ac.uk.

Lord Lucas says: "After Second Reading comes Committee, when the whole house (meaning those who take an interest) go through the Bill line by line. What we will need for this stage are suggestions for amendments... our strengths are more in grinding the government down gradually with practical arguments than cutting them down with politics. So do send in your ideas for amendments, as we can put them down straight after Second Reading." Read more at our newly updated information page about writing to members of the House of Lords.