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35 results found for '"Curriculum"' in Keywords.
Political interference in education (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Fred Jarvis, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), following the union’s Annual General Meeting, on too much political interference in education over issues such as...
Lady Brooke on sexual equality and women’s suffrage (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
On the opening of an exhibition marking the fiftieth anniversary of women receiving equal voting rights, Lady Brooke (Barbara Brooke) speaks about progress towards equal opportunity, women MPs and the...
Kevin Randall on teachers’ National Front opposition (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Kevin Randall, a sixth form student, who supports the National Front. He shares his views of teachers who oppose him, branding them red, otherwise Leftist or Communist, by virtue of their...
Baroness Young on national curriculum (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Baroness Young(?), on the results of a circular sent to education authorities in England and Wales. Responses showed a great deal of difference in curricular practice among schools; Young sees a need for a...
Baker on national curriculum (1987)
- Genre
- Interview
Kenneth Baker, Secretary of State for Education and Science on the introduction of the new national curriculum in 1989 and introduction of grant-maintained schools; the reasons for them both and benefits....
Kenneth Baker on the new English language learning syllabus (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
A report has been released recommending what books children should read in the classroom. It also covers how English should be taught in general. It warns that, although standard English should be...
National curriculum introduced (1989)
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- Interview
Unidentified female government spokesperson on the introduction of a new National Curriculum which will test schoolchildren at key ages, and confirming those leaving school without a GCSE qualification will...
Brian Hayes show (1989)
- Genre
- Interview; News bulletin; Phone-in; Advertisement; Trailer
Education Minister Angela Rumbold talks to Brian Hayes on his show and members of the public phone in with questions. Subjects include the shortage of teachers; the economic problem of being a teacher in...
UK educaton as good as Europe (1990)
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- Interview
Interview with Education Secretary, John MacGregor, following his speech at a conference of schools and industrialists in Leicester in which he refuted claims Britain’s school system puts pupils at a...
John MacGregor on child literacy (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Education Secretary John MacGregor on the issue of literacy levels among seven-year-olds, following the leaking of survey results to the Times Education Supplement. Female interviewer not identified.