LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

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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