Testing Teachers?

Synopsis

'Appraisal’ is much discussed within the teaching profession. In the early 1980s the media exploited Sir Keith Joseph’s concerns about the qulity of the teaching professions to run a series of stories about ‘weeding out’ ‘dunce’ teachers. This film explores two methods of appraising teachers: peer appraisal and appraisal on a line-management model, a pilot project set us by the Conservative government in 1986. The first is shown as practised at Stantonbury Campus in Milton Keynes, where pairs of teachers work together on a voluntary basis and set their own agenda; the second features a Croydon primary school headteacher interviewing a member of her staff. The two case studies show the appraisal in action and include interviews with the teachers and development officers involved.

Series

Curriculum and Learning, Course E271

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Education

Keywords

assessment; teacher assessment; teaching

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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