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10 results found for '"School inspections"' in Keywords.
Report on schools (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Rosy Kempston reports on a critical paper by Government education inspectors, about underachievement, poor teaching, and inadequate accommodation and materials in schools in England and Wales. Also examines...
Ofsted proposed (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Education Secretary Kenneth Clarke on the new privatised inspectorate which will inspect schools and monitor how they are run (Ofsted) taking over from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate. Male...
Jack Straw criticises Parents Charter (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Labour Party education spokesman Jack Straw who criticises Government plans for a new privatized school inspectorate (Ofsted, to take over from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate) and the Parents...
Kinnock at Labour local government conference (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock’s speech at the Labour local government conference in Blackpool prior to the 1992 general election, with excerpts. Kinnock attacks the Conservative Party and...
Ofsted set up (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Professor Stewart Sutherland who describes his role at the head of new private inspection team Ofsted which will monitor the performance of schools, taking over from Her Majesty’s...
Two schools fail Ofsted report (1993)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Education Secretary John Patten about an Ofsted report on two schools that have been branded the worst in the UK, Brookside Special School in Derby and Crook Primary School in County Durham....
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...
Hammersmith School poor inspection leaked (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
The inspection report for Hammersmith School, one of the worst in Britain, has been leaked to a Sunday newspaper angering councillors on the Labour controlled Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Chair of the...
Graveney School commended (1995)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Clodagh Kennedy reports on the inner city Graveney Secondary School in Tooting, London - commended for its educational standards by the Chief Inspector of Schools; interviews with Graham Stapleton,...
Hackney Downs school closure (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Jeff Collins reports on the controversial Government decision to close Hackney Downs School in East London on 31/12/95 following a damning report on educational standards. Includes reaction from schools...