Tests for 7-year-olds announced
- Title
- Tests for 7-year-olds announced
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 18 Oct 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:03:42
- Description
- ? Russell (male) interviews Education Secretary John MacGregor on tests for 7-year-olds being rolled out nationwide following a pilot scheme. He rejects claims by Labour’s Education spokesman Jack Straw that the decision is an embarrassing u-turn and criticism from some unions; denies the timing of the announcement was due to a recent meeting with the Prime Minister and declines to comment on money won for his department from the Treasury.
- Contributors
- John MacGregor; ? Russell
- Keywords
- Trade unions; Education; NUT; Schools; National curriculum; Jack Straw; Achievement tests
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