The party voted in new policies including supporting the return oftraditional house systems, and earlier intervention to tackle disruptivebehaviour.
The party's new education spokesman Ed Davey claimed the Government'sfocus on school standards had removed teachers' pastoral duties. "Thisparty should champion the case for excellent pastoral care," hesaid.
Members advocated wider use of learning support units and greaterefforts to tackle truancy. But young delegate and school pupil ThibautJenkins sounded a note of caution, arguing truancy sweeps "causeconflict between young people and the police".
Party members also voted for anti-social behaviour orders to be appliedmuch more sparingly than they were. Annette Brooke, spokesperson forchildren and families, said every Asbo was "a failure". She added: "Wehave failed to tackle the problems that led to that behaviour."
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