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8 results found for '"School inspectors"' in Keywords.
John MacGregor on teaching vacancies (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Secretary of State for Education and Science, John MacGregor talks to John Allen about new figures for teaching vacancies. In London, 5.3 percent of vacancies remain unfilled and an inspector’s report on...
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...
Teaching skills needed to improve education (1996)
- Genre
- Speech
The Government’s Chief Inspector of Schools, Chris Woodhead, believes too many schools are letting down their pupils. He identifies teachers’ knowledge, expectations, planning abilities, discipline and...
Education Secretary on schools report (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
The Chief Inspector of Schools Chris Woodhead has concluded that standards need to be raised in about half of primary schools and two-fifths of secondary schools. Some in the teaching profession lay the...
NUT spokesman on schools report (1996)
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- Interview
Union leaders as well as teachers are questioning the conclusions reached by today’s report by the Chief Inspector of Schools Chris Woodhead. John Bangs, Head of Education for the National Union of...
OFSTED response to schools report (1996)
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- Interview
Mike Tomlinson, Director of Inspection at OFSTED, points out that some schools are achieving comparatively good results - poor performance cannot be simply a matter of resources. This follows report released...
Greycoat Hospital School for Girls standards high (1996)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
One of those schools identified in the recent report by Chris Woodhead, Chief Inspector of Schools as improving standards is the Greycoat Hospital School for Girls in Victoria. Senior teacher Neil Ritchie...