LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

John Patten and teacher unions clash

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

6 Apr 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Education Secretary, John Patten faces teachers’ unions over controversial National Curriculum tests which may collapse into chaos after a threat of boycott by teachers - excerpt from his speech. National Union of Teachers General Secretary, Doug McAvoy and NASUWT General Secretary, Nigel de Gruchy on why they disagree with the Education Secretary; Conservative MPs, Sir Rhodes Bryson and Harry Greenway also comment. Reporter is Kevin Murphy. Sound in left channel only.

Contributors

Doug McAvoy; John Patten; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Politics; Trade unions; Government; Labour disputes; Education; NUT; Teachers; National curriculum; Cabinet ministers; NASUWT; Educational evaluation; Secondary school curriculum; Educational qualifications; Educational testing; Student evaluation; Curriculum evaluation

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