Ruling on teachers’ boycott of school tests

Title
Ruling on teachers’ boycott of school tests
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
24 Apr 1993
Year of production
1993
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Duration
00:01:21
Description
Press statement from General Secretary of the NASUWT Nigel de Gruchy on the High Court ruling in favour of teachers over their boycott of national curriculum tests in schools because of the extra workload. He is willing to meet with Education Secretary John Patten to resolve the dispute.
Contributors
Nigel de Gruchy
Keywords
Labour disputes; Teachers; National curriculum; Legal decisions; NASUWT; Teacher trade unions; High courts; Achievement tests; John Patten

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