John Patten on new school discipline guidelines

Title

John Patten on new school discipline guidelines

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

George Matheson interviews Education Secretary, John Patten about the release of new guidelines for setting out harsher punishments for disruptive school children. The package - part of Prime Minister, John Major’s back-to-basics drive - includes more detentions but not corporal punishment. Broadcast on LBC Drivetime programme.

Contributors

John Patten; George Matheson

Keywords

Legislation; Government; Education; School discipline; Children (age group); Corporal punishment; Schools; Students; Cabinet ministers; School punishment

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