LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

John Patten hostile reception at teachers conference

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

3 Jun 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports from Westminster on the hostile reception given by the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) conference to Education Secretary John Patten as he spoke about the controversial National Curriculum tests which teachers are boycotting and new primary school teacher training systems (speech excerpt and interview). Includes conference speech by President of the NAHT Pat Partington and interview with their General Secretary David Hart; John Bangs, NUT; Margaret Morrisey, National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

David Hart; John Patten; John Bangs; Kevin Murphy; Pat Partington; Margaret Morrisey

Keywords

Education; NUT; Teachers; Conferences; State and education; National curriculum; Teacher trade unions; NAHT; Teacher education; Teaching profession; Educational testing; Primary teacher education; Primary school teachers; NCPTA

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