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9 results found for '"Educational testing"' in Keywords.
SAT’s tests for all 7-year-olds (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Havovi Todd reports on the new Standard Assessment Task (SAT) that all 7-year-olds are now sitting, the controversy over the tests at a young age and how the results may impact schools. Opinions from London...
Teachers dispute over assessment and testing (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Nicky Broyd interviews NASUWT General Secretary Nigel De Gruchy, who discusses the overwhelming vote to boycott the national curriculum assessment and testing in classrooms, which he believes prevent the...
John Patten and teacher unions clash (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Education Secretary, John Patten faces teachers’ unions over controversial National Curriculum tests which may collapse into chaos after a threat of boycott by teachers - excerpt from his speech. National...
John Patten wants National Curriculum tests to go ahead (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Education Secretary, John Patten on controversial National Curriculum tests, which teachers’ union NASUWT and others plan to boycott. Includes excerpt of Patten’s speech at the Association of Teachers...
Performance-related pay for teachers (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
The National Union of Teachers has voted for a possible nationwide strike over performance-related pay. Labour MP for Hammersmith, Clive Soley says the Government wants to suggest the NUT is irresponsible....
National curriculum tests (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on Parliamentary debate over controversial national curriculum school tests with a Government climbdown claimed. Commons speeches from Prime Minister John Major; Education Secretary John Patten;...
John Patten hostile reception at teachers conference (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
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...
John Major at Tory women’s conference (1993)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Interview
Report on UK Prime Minister John Major’s popularity as it hits a record low. Includes excerpt from Major’s speech to the Conservative women’s conference in London today saying he is staying in office...
John Patten answers public questions (1993)
- Genre
- Interview; Phone-in; News bulletin; Advertisement; Jingle
Richard Littlejohn interviews on his morning show (9-11am) special guest Secretary of State for Education John Patten about controversial National Curriculum tests in schools with a phone-in by members of...